Jeremy Miller (Minnesota)

Jeremy Miller
Minnesota State Senate District 28
Incumbent
In office
2011 - present
Term ends
January 3, 2017
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$31,140.90/year
Per diem	$96/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Associate's	Minnesota State College
Personal
Birthday	February 9, 1983
Place of birth	Winona, MN
Profession	CFO, Wm. Miller Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Jeremy Miller (b. February 9, 1983) is a Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 28 since 2013. He previously represented District 31 from 2011 to 2013.

Miller currently serves as the CFO of Wm. Miller Scrap Iron & Metal Co., a family owned and operated recycling business started in 1910. He is a fourth generation scrap recycler, and runs the business with his father, two brothers and 15 other employees. Jeremy sits on the Board of Directors of the Winona Family YMCA, Rock Solid Youth Center, and Winona State University Warrior Club. He also serves as Vice President of the Morrie Miller Athletic Foundation; an organization that is instrumental in supporting and sustaining youth Athletics in Minnesota.

Miller earned his Associates Degree in Accounting from Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical in 2004.

Issues

Campaign themes

Miller's website highlights the following campaign themes:

People First

• Excerpt:"As your State Senator, I will continue to listen, learn and work together with constituents to help make Southeastern Minnesota and even better place to live, work and raise a family."

Job Creation / Economic Development

• Excerpt:"We need to continue working on policies that help create jobs and promote economic development in the great state of Minnesota. As the number of jobs in Minnesota increase, so does our quality of life."

Fiscal Responsibility

• Excerpt:"Larger government is not the answer. Better government is the solution."

Education

• Excerpt:"I will continue working to ensure our schools remain among the best in the country. Every child in the State of Minnesota deserves a high quality education and I am committed to making sure this trend continues."

Higher Education

• Excerpt:"I will continue working together with our colleges and universities to ensure our higher education systems remains among the best in the country."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Capital Investment
• Finance
• Higher Education and Workforce Development
• Transportation and Public Safety

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Miller served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Miller won election in District 31 in 2012 after redistricting. He was unopposed in the August 14 Republican primary and defeated Jack Krage (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Minnesota State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeremy Miller Incumbent	57.2%	23,122
	Democratic	Jack Krage	42.8%	17,303
Total Votes				40,425

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Miller had no opponent in the primary. He defeated incumbent Sharon Erickson Ropes (DFL) in the general election.

Minnesota State Senate, District 31 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jeremy Miller (R)		13981	50.75%
Sharon Erickson Ropes (DFL)		13544	49.17%
Write-In		22	0.08%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Miller raised $69,984 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$8,514
Houston County Republicans	$2,000
1st Congressional District RPM	$1,900
Miller, Jeremy	$1,204

Recent news

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Jeremy Miller News Feed

• Sen. Miller does one thing and says another - La Crosse Tribune
• Compromise reached to permit frac sand mines near trout streams - La Crosse Tribune
• Frac-sand mining opponents target Winona senator - Post-Bulletin
• Sen. Jeremy Miller: One-size-fits-all approach is wrong for sand mines - Post-Bulletin
• Is Senator Miller serious in protecting us from effects of sand mining? - The Caledonia Argus (subscription)
• Kaye and John Huelskamp: Miller doesn't deserve the credit - Winona Daily News
• Sen. Jeremy Miller puts our trout streams at risk - Post-Bulletin
• Higher ed bill freezes tuition at WSU, Southeast Tech - Winona Daily News
• Day care union bill passes Senate - Winona Daily News
• $800 million bonding bill fails: Vote on statewide construction projects means ... - Winona Daily News

Personal

Miller has a wife, Janel.

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign site
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010
• Facebook profile

References

Political offices
Preceded by John Howe (R)	Minnesota State Senate District 28 2013-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Sharon Erickson Ropes (DFL)	Minnesota State Senate District 31 2011–2013	Succeeded by Michelle Benson (R)

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