Dan Miller (Pennsylvania)

Dan Miller (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 42. He assumed office on June 4, 2013. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Miller (Democratic Party, Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Democratic primary on May 20, 2025. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 20, 2025.

Biography

Miller earned his B.A. in education from Western Connecticut State University in 1996, his B.A. in history from Western Connecticut State University in 1997 and his J.D. from Catholic University in 2002. His professional experience includes working as a team leader for AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corp and as an attorney for Daniel L. Miller, Attorney at Law with an emphasis in education law. Miller served in the U.S. Army National Guard.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

Rules Committee

2021-2022

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

House Judiciary Committee
House Education Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Special Education
Human Services Committee
House Labor & Industry Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Children & Youth
• Education
• Human Services
• Judiciary
• Labor & Industry

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2015
• Children & Youth
• Education
• Human Services
• Judiciary
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2014 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2014
• Aging & Older Adult Services
• Children & Youth
• State Government

Elections

2025

General election

General election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (8 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Green-Hawkins (D)	10.5	237,025
✔		Heather Schmidt Bresnahan (D)	10.1	228,549
✔		Quita Bridges (D)	10.1	227,486
✔		Jaime Hickton (D)	10.0	225,179
✔		Matthew Rudzki (D)	9.9	222,983
✔	Submit photo	Anthony DeLuca (D / R)	9.2	208,999
✔	Submit photo	Julie Capone (D / R)	9.1	206,220
✔		Dan Miller (D / R)	9.1	204,882
		Michele Santicola (R)	5.1	114,353
		Alyssa Cowan (R)	4.5	101,289
		Bryan Neft (R)	4.3	96,281
	Submit photo	Jackie Obara (R)	4.2	95,388
	Submit photo	Sarra Terry (R)	4.0	90,563
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3,343

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 2,262,540
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (8 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Green-Hawkins	9.0	93,877
✔		Dan Miller	7.7	80,797
✔		Quita Bridges	7.7	80,713
✔	Submit photo	Julie Capone	7.5	78,093
✔	Submit photo	Anthony DeLuca	7.3	76,295
✔		Heather Schmidt Bresnahan	7.0	72,780
✔		Jaime Hickton	6.1	64,112
✔		Matthew Rudzki	5.5	57,354
		Alyssa Cowan	5.3	55,302
		Lauren Leiggi	4.1	42,586
	Submit photo	Amy Mathieu	3.7	38,708
		Michele Santicola	3.2	33,416
	Submit photo	Carmen Robinson	3.0	31,480
	Submit photo	Sarra Terry	2.9	30,439
		Bryan Neft	2.7	28,661
		Ilan Zur	2.7	28,566
	Submit photo	Craig Stephens	2.7	27,713
	Submit photo	Hilary Wheatley	2.6	27,488
		Mike Sullivan	2.6	27,277
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Hughes	2.5	26,114
	Submit photo	Jackie Obara	2.4	25,210
	Submit photo	Dennis Very	1.4	15,081
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,437

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,043,499
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (8 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Julie Capone	16.7	32,612
✔		Michele Santicola	16.0	31,361
✔	Submit photo	Jackie Obara	15.2	29,854
✔	Submit photo	Sarra Terry	14.1	27,547
✔		Dan Miller	12.4	24,289
✔		Alyssa Cowan	11.1	21,655
✔	Submit photo	Anthony DeLuca (Write-in)	3.3	6,397
✔		Bryan Neft (Write-in)	3.1	6,138
	Submit photo	Dennis Very (Write-in)	3.1	6,001
		Ilan Zur (Write-in)	3.0	5,792
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	4,148

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 195,794
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Endorsements

Miller received the following endorsements.