Ray Miller is a Democratic politician and a former member of the

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Life and career

A graduate of the

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and a former staffer in the

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, Miller was elected to the

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in 1982, succeeding Leslie Brown. He won reelection in 1984, and 1986. In 1988, he won a fourth term, and was named as President of the Legislative Black Caucus. He again won reelection in 1990, and 1992. In 1993, Miller resigned from the House to create a policy nonprofit organization, and was succeeded by

Charleta Tavares Charleta B. Tavares is a former member of the Ohio Senate. She represented the 15th District from 2011 to 2018. Her district included much of central Franklin County, including the cities of Bexley and Grandview Heights with the majority encom ...

. However, his retirement was short lived. He again ran for the seat in 1998, and won to succeed Tavares, who had left to take a seat on

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. He was reelected in 2000.

Ohio Senate

With Ben Espy being term limited in 2002, Miller sought to succeed him, and won the 15th District. He took the seat on January 3, 2003, and was reelected in 2006. In 2008, Miller led a successful political coup in which he replaced minority leader

Teresa Fedor Teresa Fedor (born May 26, 1956) is an American politician from Ohio. She was a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 11th district from 2019 until her resignation in 2022. A member of the Ohio General Assembly since 2001, Fedor previously ...

.Miller to lead Senate minority
/ref> However, following the 2008 elections, Miller stepped down from the post to begin his transition to the private sector. On January 10, 2011 Miller founded ''The Columbus African American'' news journal where he remains the journal's Publisher and Chairman . Miller was

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and unable to run again in 2010, and again was succeeded by Tavares. He recently completed a six-year appointment on the Central State University Board of Trustees.

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Those Who Followed: Senator I. Ray Miller (D-Columbus)Project Vote Smart - I. 'Ray' Miller Jr.
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