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Nicholas P. Miller (b. circa 1995) is an American politician and businessman. He is a Democratic member of the
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, representing the 14th District since 2023.


Early life and education

A native of
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, Miller is the son of Lehigh County
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Judge Michele Varricchio. He graduated from
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in 2013 and then attended
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, where he earned a bachelor's degree in finance in 2017. He also holds two degrees from the
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, a
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and a Master's in Law.


Career

Miller worked as a project management consultant for IBM before becoming a part-time
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in Allentown. He was elected to the Allentown School Board in November 2019 and served as the board's vice president from 2020 to 2021.


Pennsylvania State Senate

During the 2021 redistricting process, Pennsylvania's 14th Senate District was relocated from
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to the
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. Miller narrowly won the 2022 Democratic primary for the open seat, defeating his closest competitor by only 48 votes. He went on to win the general election, defeating Republican Dean Browning. At the age of 28, Miller was the youngest person elected to the State Senate in 135 years.


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Campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Nick Living people Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators 21st-century American politicians Politicians from Allentown, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni 1994 births