Charles W. Miller (born August 2, 1939, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 28 from January 1998 to January 2023. He was first elected in a January 1998 special election following the resignation of incumbent Republican representative Bill Lile. He was defeated for reelection in 2022 by Republican Jared Bauman.

Education

Miller earned his

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from

Lindsey Wilson College Lindsey Wilson College is a private United Methodist-related college in Columbia, Kentucky. Degree programs are offered at the associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.. History Lindsey Wilson College was founded in 1903 as a traini ...

, and his BA and MA from Western Kentucky University.

Career prior to politics

Miller served as the principal of

Pleasure Ridge Park High School Pleasure Ridge Park High School is a public secondary school in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) district. It is next to Greenwood Road Elementary School an ...

in southwest

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, from 1978 to 2003.

Elections

*1998 When District 28 Republican representative Bill Lile left the legislature and left the seat open, Miller was unopposed for the 1998 Democratic primary and won the November 3, 1998, general election against Republican nominee Doug Hawkins. *2000 Miller was unopposed for the 2000 Democratic primary and won the November 7, 2000, general election with 10,260 votes (67.1%) against Republican nominee Michael Clontz. *2002 Miller was unopposed for both the 2002 Democratic primary and also the November 5, 2002, general election, winning with 8,491 votes. *2004 Miller was unopposed for the 2004 Democratic primary and won the November 2, 2004, general election with 9,108 votes (53.4%) against Republican nominee Ron Gambrell. *2006 Miller unopposed for the 2006 Democratic primary and won the November 7, 2006, general election with 7,793 votes (63.8%) against Republican nominee John Brewer. *2008 Miller was unopposed for both the 2008 Democratic primary and the November 4, 2008, general election, winning with 12,859 votes. *2010 Miller and returning 2006 Republican challenger John Brewer both won their May 18, 2010, primaries, setting up a rematch; Miller won the November 2, 2010, general election with 6,874 votes (54.9%) against Brewer. *2012 Miller was unopposed for the May 22, 2012, Democratic primary and the November 6, 2012, general election, winning with 9,031 votes (56.1%) against Republican nominee Corey Koellner. *2014 Miller was unopposed in both the May 20, 2014, Democratic primary and the November 4, 2014, general election *2016 Miller was unopposed in the May 17, 2016, Democratic primary and defeated Republican Michael Payne in the November 8, 2016, general election *2018 Miller was unopposed in the May 22, 2018, Democratic primary and is unopposed in the November 6, 2018, general election

References

External links

Official page
at the Kentucky General Assembly *
Charles Miller
at

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Charles W. Miller
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1939 births Living people Schoolteachers from Kentucky Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Tompkinsville, Kentucky Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky Western Kentucky University alumni 21st-century Kentucky politicians 20th-century Kentucky politicians 21st-century American legislators 20th-century American legislators {{Louisville-stub