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Josh Miller (politician)
Joshua D. Miller (born April 2, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for the 66th district. Elected in November 2012, he assumed office on January 14, 2013. Early life and education Miller was born and raised in Heber Springs, Arkansas. He attended Arkansas Tech University and the University of Central Arkansas before earning an associate degree in political science from the Heber Springs campus of Arkansas State University-Beebe. Career Miller worked as the head cook and bottle washer at MDM Investments. He later became a property investor and manager. Miller was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in November 2012 and assumed office on January 14, 2013. Personal life Miller is married. Since suffering a spinal cord injury in 2003, he has used a motorized wheelchair. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Josh Living people People from Heber Springs, Arkansas Republican Party members of the Arkansas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
