Craig Miller is an American businessperson and the former

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

Uno Pizzeria & Grill Uno Pizzeria & Grill (formerly Pizzeria Uno and Uno Chicago Grill), or more informally as Unos, is a franchised pizzeria restaurant chain under the parent company Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation. Uno Pizzeria and Grill is best known for its ...

and

Ruth's Chris Steak House Ruth's Chris Steak House is a chain of over 100 steakhouses across the United States, Canada and Mexico. On May 22, 2008, the company underwent rebranding and became part of Ruth's Hospitality Group after its acquisition of Mitchell's Fish Mark ...

. He ran several failed political campaigns between 2010 and 2012.

Education

Miller graduated from Rockledge High School in 1967. He holds a business degree from the

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

Career

Miller served in the Air Force as a pilot. In 1984, Miller joined

Pizzeria Uno Uno Pizzeria & Grill (formerly Pizzeria Uno and Uno Chicago Grill), or more informally as Unos, is a franchised pizzeria restaurant chain under the parent company Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation. Uno Pizzeria and Grill is best known for its ...

and became president of the company in 1986. In 1996, Miller became CEO of Uno Restaurant Corp. Miller left Uno in 2001 and joined

Furr's Furr's (also known as Furr's Cafeteria, Furr's Family Dining, Furr's Fresh Buffet, and Furr's All-You-Can-Eat Marketplace) was a chain of family restaurants in the United States started by Roy Furr. The first location opened in 1946 in Hobbs, New ...

restaurant group. In 2004, he became CEO of

. Miller was fired from Ruth's Chris in 2008 when the company was struggling financially. In 2010, Miller ran in the Republican primary for an Orlando-area congressional seat in the 2010 U.S. House of Representatives election. In July 2011, Miller announced his candidacy in the 2012 U.S. Senate elections to replace

Bill Nelson Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flor ...

. During his campaign, he endorced

Herman Cain Herman Cain (December 13, 1945July 30, 2020) was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist within the Republican Party. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Cain grew up in Georgia and graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor's d ...

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, and was endorsed as a candidate by Cain. Miller later dropped his senatorial campaign and announced his intention to run for a congressional seat.

References

External links

Miller's 2012 Senate Campaign website
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