Dan Miller (Pennsylvania politician)

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Dan Miller
Majority Whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Assumed office
February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)

Miller grew up in Connecticut and intended to pursue a military career. He enlisted in the Army National Guard after high school but was honorably discharged after receiving a severe leg injury. Miller then enrolled in the AmeriCorps program and worked with disadvantaged youths. He then furthered his studies, receiving a bachelor's degree from Western Connecticut State University, and subsequently earning a job as the director of a youth camp.

Miller pursued juris doctor from the Catholic University of America. Upon moving to Pennsylvania, he took a job with the Allegheny County public defender's office. He was elected to the Mt. Lebanon Commission, representing Ward 5, in 2007 and served a four-year term. At the time of his election to the Pennsylvania House, he served as an assistant solicitor in the Allegheny County law department.

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References

  1. "SESSION OF 2013 - 197TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 37" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. June 4, 2013.
  2. "Dan L. Miller. Democrat". Voterly. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Representative Dan L. Miller". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved January 17, 2022.