Adam Miller | |
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Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Phil Robinson |
Constituency | 6th district |
In office January 2,2017 –December 31,2022 | |
Preceded by | Michael Curtin |
Succeeded by | Tom Patton |
Constituency | 17th district |
Personal details | |
Born | Adam Clay Miller January 27,1965 Columbus,Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Ohio State University (BA) Capital University (JD) Army War College (MS) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Unit | United States Army Reserve |
Adam Clay Miller (born January 27,1965) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 6th district. He is a Democrat. The district consists of portions of Columbus including Hilltop,and the Southside as well as Valleyview in Franklin County.
Miller was born in Columbus,Ohio and is the fourth-generation resident of the Hilltop neighborhood. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Ohio State University,a Juris Doctor from the Capital University Law School,and a Master of Science in strategic studies from the United States Army War College. [2]
Outside of politics,Miller works as a director with Kegler,Brown,Hill + Ritter. [3] In 1998,Miller ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives against Deborah Pryce. [4] He lost again in 2004,this time for a seat on the Ohio State Board of Education. [5]
A colonel in the United States Army Reserve,Miller is a Judge Advocate General's Corps officer. He did a tour of Afghanistan in 2004 and another in 2020. Formerly,Miller served on the Grandview Heights City School Board.
In 2016,Representative Michael Curtin decided not to seek a third term. [6] Opting to seek the Democratic nomination,Miller defeated Matt Jolson 58% to 42%. [7] This was despite Miller not being endorsed by the Franklin County Democratic Party.
In a safely Democratic seat,Miller won the general election against Republican John Rush by only a 54% to 46% margin,much closer than anticipated. [8] Miller is only the second person to hold this seat,after Curtin,since it was established in 2013.
He is married with two children and resides in Marble Cliff. [9]
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