Ron Miller (West Virginia)
Ronald F. Miller is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 10 from 2010 to 2017. Miller resigned in September 2017 in order to work in Gov. Jim Justice's administration.[1]
Biography
Miller earned a B.A. in social studies from Shepherd College and an M.A. in education from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a former pastor of Shuck Memorial and West Point Baptist Churches.[2]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Confirmations |
| • Economic Development |
| • Government Organization |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Development |
| • Confirmations |
| • Enrolled Bills |
| • Government Organization |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Rural Development, Chair |
| • Government Organization, Vice Chair |
| • Confirmations |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor |
| • Children and Poverty |
| • Agriculture and Agri-business, Chair |
| • Joint Government Organization, Vice Chair |
| • Finance |
| • Forest Management Review Commission |
| • Health |
| • Joint Judiciary |
| • Outcomes-Based Funding Models in Higher Education |
| • PEIA, Seniors and Long Term Care |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Miller served on these committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Enrolled Bills, Chair |
| • Finance |
| • Joint Finance |
| • Government Organization |
| • Joint Government Organization |
| • Health and Human Resources |
| • Labor, Vice Chair |
Campaign themes
2014
Miller's following campaign themes are highlighted by Project Vote Smart:[3]
- Regrowth of Community
- Creation of Jobs
- Increased quality of Education
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2014
Elections for the West Virginia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Ronald F. Miller was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Duane Zobrist was unopposed in the Republican primary. Miller defeated Zobrist in the general election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ronald R. Miller Incumbent |
53.8% | 13,776 | |
| Republican | Duane Zobrist | 46.2% | 11,815 | |
| Total Votes | 25,591 | |||
2010
District 10 elected two senators on November 2, 2010, to fill the open seat, unexpired term, vacated when Senator Don Caruth died May 1, 2010. Mark Wills (D) and Philip Stevens (R) ran for the open seat.[6].
Miller ran in the 2010 election for West Virginia State Senate District 10. Miller and Mark Wills defeated Republicans John Barnes and Philip Stevens in the general election on November 2, 2010. Miller and Wills were unopposed in the Democratic primary election on May 11, 2010.[7][8] [9]
| West Virginia State Senate, District 10 (2010) General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ron Miller (D)
|
14,093 | 51.89% | ||
| Johnny Barnes (R) | 13,067 | 48.11% | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ronald F. Miller (D)
|
8,391 | 68.70% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Miller and his wife, Cindy, have three children.[2]
See also
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia State Senate
- West Virginia Senate Committees
- West Virginia Joint Committees
- West Virginia State Senate District 10
External links
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- West Virginia Senate website
- Ron Miller on Facebook
- Ron Miller on Facebook by the West Virginia Senate
- Profile from Open States
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. News, "West Virginia Sen. Ron Miller Joins Justice Administration," September 28, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ WTAP-TV, "WV Senate Minority Leader Dies of Brain Cancer," May 2, 2010
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of State, "Official List of 2010 Candidates," accessed April 30, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jesse Guills |
West Virginia State Senate District 10 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Stephen Baldwin Jr. (D) |
