Miles Biel has lived in Lansing since high school. He has a bachelor's degree in environmental economics from Michigan State University and a master's degree in business administration with a focus on sustainable business from Unity College. He is married to his wife, Emily, and they live in Lansing's Grosbeck neighborhood. Miles was born in Lewisville, Texas.

Miles Biel - Ballotpedia

This is Miles's first campaign for public office.

Miles is a project manager in the energy efficiency sector. 

2025 Michigan General Election

2025 Michigan Primary Election

Supports income-graduated fixed charges and reasonable payment plans capped at fair income portions.

Supports fixed payments based on income to help residents pay for their water and light bills.

Supports ending shutoffs for residential customers behind on their bills.

Supports ending shutoffs for customers behind on their bills, believing water and light should always be on for residents.

Supports offering tax breaks, improving entrepreneurial incubators, enhancing public-private partnerships, and creating talent retention programs to attract businesses to Lansing.

Supports offering tax breaks, improving entrepreneurial incubators, better public-private partnerships, and creating talent retention programs to attract businesses to Lansing.

- Supports fixed payments based on income to help residents pay for their water and light bills.
- Supports ending shutoffs for customers behind on their bills, believing water and light should always be on for residents.
- Supports offering tax breaks, improving entrepreneurial incubators, better public-private partnerships, and creating talent retention programs to attract businesses to Lansing.

Economy

Supports the construction of more housing units in Lansing to reduce housing costs.

Supports providing more assistance for those struggling to buy their first home or maintain housing.

Supports simplified zoning regulations and expedited permitting processes to allow developers to build more housing quickly and in more locations.

Supports simplified zoning regulations and better permitting processes to allow developers to build more housing quickly and in more locations.

Supports creating new public housing for those facing economic hardships.

Supports the creation of a city rental subsidy program to address rising rents and decreasing federal housing resources.

- Supports the construction of more housing units in Lansing to reduce housing costs.
- Supports providing more assistance for those struggling to buy their first home or maintain housing.
- Supports simplified zoning regulations and better permitting processes to allow developers to build more housing quickly and in more locations.
- Supports creating new public housing for those facing economic hardships.
- Supports the creation of a city rental subsidy program to address rising rents and decreasing federal housing resources.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes in refocusing efforts on street safety and providing assistance to at-risk community members.

Supports improved policing outcomes, including faster 911 response times, better resource allocation, and increased neighborhood visibility.

- Believes in refocusing efforts on street safety and providing assistance to at-risk community members.
- Supports improved policing outcomes, including faster 911 response times, better resource allocation, and increased neighborhood visibility.

Public Safety

As of June 5, 2025, Miles Biel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Believes addressing homelessness requires not only housing reforms but also job training, placement, and substance abuse prevention.

- Believes addressing homelessness requires not only housing reforms but also job training, placement, and substance abuse prevention.

Public Services

Supports subsidizing rooftop solar for low-income customers and offering bigger rebates for electrifying home heating.

- Supports subsidizing rooftop solar for low-income customers and offering bigger rebates for electrifying home heating.

Energy & the Environment

Transportation & Infrastructure

Miles Biel

Buket Urgen

Aurelius Christian

Clara Martinez

Gloria Denning

Jeremy A. Garza

Jonah Stone

Julie Vandenboom

Nick Pigeon

Olivia Vaden

Tirstan Walters

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