Joe Miller (Ohio House District 53)
2023 - Present
2026
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Joseph A. Miller III (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 53. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Miller (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 53. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joe Miller lives in Amherst, Ohio. Miller graduated from Marion L. Steele High School. He earned an associate degree from Lorain County Community College in 1989, a B.S. in secondary education and teaching from Bowling Green State University in 1992, an M.Ed. from Ashland University in 2006, and an M.A. in American history and government from Ashland University in 2019. His career experience includes working as an associate director of planning at a design build firm in Ohio, as a general manager in a print production office, and as a teacher at the high school and college levels. Miller served on the Amherst board of zoning appeals and as an at-large councilman of the Amherst City Council.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Miller was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- Agriculture Committee, Ranking Member
- Workforce and Higher Education Committee
- Public Insurance and Pensions Committee
2021-2022
Miller was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Conservation Committee (decommissioned)
- Higher Education and Career Readiness Committee (decommissioned)
- Infrastructure and Rural Development Committee (decommissioned)
- House Primary and Secondary Education Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Miller was assigned to the following committees:
- Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
- Federalism Committee
- House Primary and Secondary Education Committee (decommissioned)
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Joseph A. Miller III defeated Bradley Lacko in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph A. Miller III (D) | 56.3 | 29,205 |
 | Bradley Lacko (R) | 43.7 | 22,695 | |
| Total votes: 51,900 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Joseph A. Miller III advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph A. Miller III | 100.0 | 6,726 |
| Total votes: 6,726 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53
Bradley Lacko advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bradley Lacko | 100.0 | 5,133 |
| Total votes: 5,133 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Joseph A. Miller III defeated Marty Gallagher in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 53 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph A. Miller III (D) | 52.1 | 21,253 |
| Marty Gallagher (R) | 47.9 | 19,536 | ||
| Total votes: 40,789 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Joseph A. Miller III defeated Dan Ramos in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph A. Miller III | 99.3 | 2,928 |
 | Dan Ramos (Write-in) | 0.7 | 20 | |
| Total votes: 2,948 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53
Marty Gallagher defeated Sarah McGervey in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 53 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marty Gallagher | 63.1 | 2,626 | |
 | Sarah McGervey | 36.9 | 1,538 | |
| Total votes: 4,164 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Joseph A. Miller III defeated Bradley Lacko in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph A. Miller III (D) | 59.3 | 32,298 |
| Bradley Lacko (R) | 40.7 | 22,157 | |
| Total votes: 54,455 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Joseph A. Miller III advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph A. Miller III | 100.0 | 10,220 |
| Total votes: 10,220 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Bradley Lacko advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bradley Lacko | 100.0 | 3,774 |
| Total votes: 3,774 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Joseph A. Miller III defeated Rob Weber in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph A. Miller III (D) | 62.9 | 25,644 |
 | Rob Weber (R) | 37.1 | 15,136 | |
| Total votes: 40,780 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Joseph A. Miller III defeated Cory Shawver, Claudia Olaes, and Mark Ballard II in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph A. Miller III | 34.4 | 3,413 |
| Cory Shawver | 30.8 | 3,053 | ||
| Claudia Olaes | 22.3 | 2,205 | ||
| Mark Ballard II | 12.5 | 1,239 | ||
| Total votes: 9,910 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56
Rob Weber advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 56 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Weber | 100.0 | 3,359 |
| Total votes: 3,359 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joseph A. Miller III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Joseph A. Miller III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Joseph A. Miller III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joe Miller participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Joe Miller's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Stop the assault on public education 2) Stop the assault on collective bargaining |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | xCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 19. A special session on elections commenced on May 28, 2024, and ended on May 31.
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2023
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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Noteworthy events
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On October 2, 2020, Miller announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[6]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 53 |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 53 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Ohio House of Representatives, "Joseph A. Miller, III Biography," accessed March 13, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Joe Miller," accessed March 13, 2023
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Joe Miller's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cleveland.com', "State Rep. Joe Miller of Amherst tests positive for coronavirus," October 2, 2020
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Hall (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 53 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Dan Ramos (D) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 56 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Adam Mathews (R) |
