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Jefferson Bingham Miller (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 1st congressional district, from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties.
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- Congressman jeff miller floor speech on h j res 105
- Florida congressman jeff miller states his position on climate change
- Early life education and career
- Personal life
- Florida legislature
- US House of Representatives
- Committee assignments
- Caucus memberships
- Political positions
- Foreign affairs
- Economics
- Government
- Social issues
- Legislation sponsored
- Electoral history
- References
Florida congressman jeff miller states his position on climate change
Early life, education, and career
Miller was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. After graduating from Bronson High School in 1977, he served for one year under the National FFA Organization as Florida state Secretary. Miller went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Florida in 1984. He was a real estate broker and a deputy sheriff before taking public office.
Personal life
Miller lives in the small town of Chumuckla, Florida (Native American word for "Healing Waters"), which is located about 20 miles northeast of Pensacola, Florida. He and his wife Vicki have two children and four grandchildren and are members of Olive Baptist Church.
Florida legislature
Miller was an executive assistant to Democratic state Agriculture Commissioner Doyle Conner from 1984 to 1988. He was a Democrat until he switched parties in 1997.
Miller was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2001. During his three years there, he was a member of the committees on Utilities & Telecommunications, Congressional Redistricting, Council for Ready Infrastructure, and Rules, Ethics & Elections. During his second term in the state house, Miller was chairman of the Utilities of Telecommunications Committee. He also oversaw a board in charge of community development in Escambia County.
U.S. House of Representatives
After Republican incumbent Joe Scarborough resigned five months into his fourth term, Miller won a crowded six-way special Republican primary with 54 percent of the vote. He won the special election with 66 percent of the vote. He won a full term in 2002 with 75 percent of the vote, and has been reelected six more times with only nominal opposition.
Miller announced that he will not seek reelection during the 2016 elections.
Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
During the 107th Congress, he served on the House Armed Services Committee (Subcommittee on Total Force and the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development) and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
During the 108th Congress, he served on the House Armed Services Committee (Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities) and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
During the 109th Congress, he served on the House Armed Services Committee (Subcommittee on Readiness the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, and the Subcommittee on Projection Forces), the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the United States Select Bipartisan Committee on Hurricane Katrina Preparation/Response Investigation.
Political positions
Miller typically votes along Republican party lines.
Foreign affairs
Economics
Government
Social issues
Legislation sponsored
This is a partial list of legislation sponsored by Miller.