Daniel Miller (born May 30, 1942) is an American politician from the

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. A

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, he represented the state and its 13th district in the

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for ten years.

Early life and career

Miller was born in

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, but moved to Florida during his childhood and graduated from

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, in 1960. He was an undergraduate at the

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, and received his

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from

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. He then got his

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and served as a professor at several colleges across the South. He also developed a successful

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career, working with his father Don Sr. and brother Don Jr. on a restaurant,

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and real estate development. In 1992, Miller ran for Congress in

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, a newly-created district that included all of

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and

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Counties, along with the southern portion of Hillsborough and a sliver of

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. Miller was elected to the U.S. House from the Republican-leaning district and served for the following ten years. He decided not to run for re-election in 2002, honoring his self-imposed term limit of 10 years. Florida Secretary of State

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was elected to succeed him. In Congress, Miller advocated spending restraint as a fiscal conservative. He served on several committees during his tenure, including Appropriations, Government Reform & Oversight, and Budget. Miller championed Medicare reform, fought to end the costly sugar subsidy,Chris Edwards, "Why Congress Should Repeal Sugar Subsidy," http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8381 and opposed earmarking. Miller also served as chairman of the subcommittee on the United States Census, overseeing the 2000 decennial census, a position he was uniquely qualified to hold as a former statistics professor.

Electoral history

*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994 and 1998, Miller was unopposed, and so a vote total was not recorded. In 1996, write-ins received 135 votes. In 2000, write-ins received 101 votes.

References

External links

Entry in the Congressional Biographical Dictionary
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Dan University of Florida alumni 1942 births Living people Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida 21st-century American politicians