Dan Miller (Florida politician)

Daniel Miller (born May 30, 1942) is an American Republican politician from the state of Florida. He represented the state and its 13th district in the House of Representatives for ten years. After he vacated his House seat, Katherine Harris was elected to represent the district in 2002.

Dan Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	New Constituency (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Katherine Harris
Personal details
Born	May 30, 1942 Highland Park, Michigan
Political party	Republican

Miller was born in Highland Park, Michigan, but moved to Florida during his childhood and graduated from Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida, in 1960. He was an undergraduate at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and received his MBA from Emory University. He then got his Ph.D. and served as a professor at several colleges across the South. He also developed a successful business career, working with his father Don Sr. and brother Don Jr. on a restaurant, nursing home and real estate development. In 1992, Miller decided to run for Congress after the incumbent Andy Ireland stepped down.

Miller was elected to the U.S. House in 1992, and served for the following ten years. He decided not to run for re-election in 2002, honoring his self-imposed term limit of 10 years.

In Congress, Miller advocated spending restraint as a fiscal conservative. He served on several committees during his tenure, including Appropriations, Government Reform & Oversight, and Budget. Miller championed Medicare reform, fought to end the costly sugar subsidy,[1] and opposed earmarking. Miller also served as chairman of the subcommittee on the United States Census, overseeing the 2000 decennial census, a position he was uniquely qualified to hold as a former statistics professor.

Miller was with President George W. Bush visiting Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota on the morning of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Electoral history

Florida's 13th congressional district: Results 1992–2006[2]

Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
1992		Rand Snell	115,767	42%		Dan Miller	158,881	58%
1994		(no candidate)				Dan Miller	*
1996		Sanford Gordon	96,098	36%		Dan Miller	173,671	64%	*
1998		(no candidate)				Dan Miller	*
2000		Daniel E. Dunn	99,568	36%		Dan Miller	175,918	64%	*

*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994 and 1998, Miller was unopposed, and so a vote total was not recorded. In 1996, write-ins received 135 votes. In 2000, write-ins received 101 votes.

References

1. Chris Edwards, "Why Congress Should Repeal Sugar Subsidy," http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8381
2. "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-10.

External links

• Entry in the Congressional Biographical Dictionary
• Appearances on C-SPAN