Michael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is an American Republican politician from

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. He served two terms in the

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, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood,

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, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee for

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in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat

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Early life and career

Miller was born in Washington, D.C., and later moved to Florida, attending the

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on a baseball scholarship. After graduating from college, he worked for United States Senator

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as a staff assistant. In 2000, when Ric Keller was elected to the

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, Miller was selected as his district director, a position that he held for three years. He worked on Bill McCollum's 2004 United States Senate campaign, which was ultimately unsuccessful, as his finance director. After leaving the McCollum campaign, Miller worked as a consultant in business development, serving as the Business Development Officer at CNLBank and becoming the Director of Development and the Director of Marketing and Corporate Sponsorship of Athletics at

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. While working as a consultant, he attended Rollins, receiving his

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in 2008. After completing his final term in the Florida House, Mike became the Chief of External Affairs for the Florida Virtual School (www.flvs.net). Currently, Mike is the Vice President of External Affairs at Space Florida (spaceflorida.gov) assisting aerospace companies operate in Florida.

Florida House of Representatives

In 2014, Miller announced his intention to challenge the incumbent HD47

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Linda Stewart, a heavily favored Democrat. Facing environmental consultant Mo Pearson in the Republican primary, Miller prevailed with 74% of the vote and went on to beat Democrat Linda Stewart. During his first term in the

Miller worked across the aisle to pass bills to combat veteran homelessness and cosponsored legislation to address the human trafficking crisis. In 2015, Miller was assigned to the House Ways and Means committee. In 2016 Miller was not challenged by a primary opponent and faced Democrat Beth Turra in the general election. In a district that

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won by 12 percent, Miller was able to retain his seat.

Electoral history

References

External links

Florida House of Representatives - Mike MillerMike Miller for State Representative
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