Mike Miller (Florida politician)
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | May 18, 1968
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Nora |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Florida (BA) Rollins College (MBA) |
Michael Joseph Miller (born May 18, 1968) is an American Republican politician from Florida. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 47th District, which includes Belle Isle, Edgewood, Orlando, and Winter Park in central Orange County, from 2014 to 2018.
He was the Republican nominee for Florida's 7th congressional district in the 2018 election, and lost to incumbent Democrat Stephanie Murphy.
Early life and career
Miller was born in
Florida House of Representatives
In 2014, Miller announced his intention to challenge the incumbent HD47 State Representative 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 Florida House of Representatives 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 Hillary Clinton won by 12 percent, Miller was able to retain his seat.
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Murphy (Incumbent) | 183,113 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Mike Miller | 134,285 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 317,398 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Miller | 45,639 | 52.94 | |
Democratic | Beth Tuura | 40,573 | 47.06 | |
Total votes | 86,212 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Miller | 30,303 | 51.94 | |
Democratic | Linda Stewart | 28,039 | 48.06 | |
Total votes | 58,342 | 100 |