Leroy Mills, Lt. Col., USAF, Ret. - Council Member

Leroy Mills Council Member Since December 2006
Term Expires: November 2014

5275 Orange Avenue
P. O. Box 609
Cypress, CA 90630

Telephone: (714) 229-6699
Fax: (714) 229-6682
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Council Member Leroy Mills is serving his second term on the Cypress City Council.

Council Member Mills holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in the Arts, Sciences, and Literature from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He attended graduate school at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, followed by one year of executive training at Eastman Kodak. Council Member Mills served 20 years of active duty in the Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1984. He further served our Nation another 20 years in the Department of Defense with employment at TRW, Martin Marietta, and his final 10 years as an Independent Contractor/Consultant. Council Member Mills has served as a Church Board Chairman, and Bible Study host/leader. He is a member of the Cypress Chamber of Commerce, a former Cable Commissioner, and a graduate of the Cypress Citizens Police Academy.

Council Member Mills is currently representing the City of Cypress on the following boards and committees:

  • Orange County Council of Governments Vice Chair, District #18 Director
  • Southern California Association of Governments - Regional Council, District #18
  • Southern California Association of Governments - Transportation Committee, District #18
  • Southern California Association of Governments - By-Laws Committee
  • Southern California Association of Governments - General Assembly - Cypress Delegate
  • League of California Cities Legislative Administrative Services Committee - Presidential Appointee
  • Joint Forces Training Base Cities Group
  • Joint Forces Training Base Regional Military Affairs Committee (RMAC)
  • Orange County Transportation Authority West Cities Rail Study Policy Committee (Alternate)
  • Joint Communication Center Executive Board (Alternate)
  • Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency (Alternate)

Mills and his wife, Mary Ann Worthington Mills, have resided in Cypress since 1976. They are the proud parents of two children, Kevin and Meredith, and proud grandparents of four grandsons and two granddaughters.