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Brett Miller (Pennsylvania)
2014 - Present
2026
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Brett Miller (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 41. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Miller (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 41. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Miller was assigned to the following committees:
- Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee
- House Local Government Committee, Secretary
- House State Government Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Public Pensions, Benefits and Risk Management
2021-2022
Miller was assigned to the following committees:
- House Local Government Committee
- House State Government Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Public Pensions, Benefits & Risk Management
- Aging & Older Adult Services Committee
- Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee
2019-2020
Miller was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging & Older Adult Services Committee
- Children & Youth Committee
- House Local Government Committee
- House State Government Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Government Operations
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Aging & Older Adult Services |
| • Children & Youth |
| • Local Government |
| • State Government |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:
| Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Children & Youth |
| • Game & Fisheries |
| • Local Government |
| • State Government |
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller defeated Brad Chambers in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brett Miller (R) | 55.6 | 19,926 |
 | Brad Chambers (D)  | 44.3 | 15,870 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 35,831 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Brad Chambers advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Chambers | 99.8 | 4,535 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 4,543 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Miller | 99.3 | 5,496 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 5,535 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brad Witmer (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller defeated Favyan Asia in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Miller (R) | 75.1 | 18,402 |
 | Favyan Asia (L) | 24.9 | 6,105 | |
| Total votes: 24,507 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Miller | 100.0 | 7,686 |
| Total votes: 7,686 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller defeated Michele Wherley in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Miller (R) | 57.9 | 23,230 |
 | Michele Wherley (D) | 42.1 | 16,912 | |
| Total votes: 40,142 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Michele Wherley advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Wherley | 100.0 | 7,177 |
| Total votes: 7,177 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller defeated Brad Witmer in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Miller | 84.9 | 6,973 |
| Brad Witmer | 15.1 | 1,240 | ||
| Total votes: 8,213 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller defeated Michele Wherley in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Miller (R) | 56.3 | 16,951 |
| Michele Wherley (D) | 43.7 | 13,173 | |
| Total votes: 30,124 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Michele Wherley advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Wherley | 100.0 | 2,903 |
| Total votes: 2,903 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Brett Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Miller | 100.0 | 5,466 |
| Total votes: 5,466 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.
Incumbent Brett Miller defeated Nicholas Selch in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 general election.[1][2]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Brett Miller Incumbent |
61.95% | 21,537 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Selch | 38.05% | 13,227 | |
| Total Votes | 34,764 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Nicholas Selch ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 41 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Selch (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Brett Miller ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 41 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Brett Miller Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Alice Yoder was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Brett Miller was unopposed in the Republican primary. Miller defeated Yoder in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Brett Miller |
59.4% | 13,196 | |
| Democratic | Alice Yoder | 40.6% | 9,020 | |
| Total Votes | 22,216 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Brett Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Brett Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Brett Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Miller's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]
Reining In Government Spending
- Excerpt: "In my experience developing budgets at the township level, instead of simply raising taxes, we did what every household does – we looked at our expenses and income and then prioritized our spending. With some courage and concerted effort, our township is now on very solid financial footing. State government should be operated the same way."
Creating Opportunity For Our Small Businesses
- Excerpt: "Reducing burdensome regulations for businesses is the absolute key to job growth and a more stable tax base."
Dealing With the Public Pension Problem
- Excerpt: "All levels of the system - including pensions for legislators - need reform. The near-term impact on our school districts is figuring out how to deal with a 17-21% increase in costs – not even counting the annual increase in costs. The reasons for why we are where we are today are many, but one thing is for certain, the crushing tax bill is quickly coming due and the time to act is now."
Ensuring Schools Are Fiscally and Academically Strong
- Excerpt: "Education ranks just behind public welfare as the second largest state budget expenditure. I’ve spent nearly my entire career in public education. This experience puts me in a unique position to speak not only to sound education policies that work, but also to effective school funding – and how students can truly benefit the most from dollars spent."
Pushing for More Reform in State Government
- Excerpt: "I will support reforms to spending practices in the Legislature – especially in negating automatic pay raises and reforming the per diem reimbursement process. I won't take the perks and per diems. I will lead by example by paying for my own cell phone and paying for my own mileage. And you shouldn't have to guess about what I'm spending in my own operation - I will post all of my legislative expenses online."
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13.
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2022
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In 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 5 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 5 through November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 6 through December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 |
Officeholder Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Miller for PA House, "Issues," accessed September 4, 2014
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 41 2014-Present |
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