K.W. Miller

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K.W. Miller

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 23, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Catholic University of America, 1992

Graduate

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, 1998

Personal

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Finance

Contact

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K.W. Miller (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 28th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.

Miller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

K.W. Miller earned an undergraduate degree from the Catholic University of America in 1992. He earned a graduate degree from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School in 1998. Miller's career experience includes working in the energy, finance, and infrastructure industries.

Elections

2022

See also: Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 28

Incumbent Carlos Gimenez defeated Robert Asencio and Jeremiah Schaffer in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 28 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Gimenez (R)	63.7	134,457
		Robert Asencio (D)	36.3	76,665
		Jeremiah Schaffer (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	28

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,150
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 28

Robert Asencio defeated Juan Paredes in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 28 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Asencio	69.2	18,504
		Juan Paredes	30.8	8,217

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,721
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 28

Incumbent Carlos Gimenez defeated Carlos Garin and K.W. Miller in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 28 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Gimenez	73.4	28,762
		Carlos Garin	15.4	6,048
		K.W. Miller	11.2	4,395

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,205
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2020

See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020

Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)

Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 18

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Pam Keith and K.W. Miller in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Mast (R)	56.3	253,286
		Pam Keith (D)	41.5	186,674
		K.W. Miller (No Party Affiliation)	2.2	9,760

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 449,720
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Karen Vaughn (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18

Pam Keith defeated Oz Vazquez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Keith	79.8	52,921
		Oz Vazquez	20.2	13,385

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,306
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18

Incumbent Brian Mast defeated Nicholas Vessio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Mast	86.0	62,121
		Nicholas Vessio	14.0	10,081

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,202
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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K.W. Miller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Miller's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Mr. Miller is an energy industry expert with focus on trading, risk management, power plant development and overall management of energy companies in the oil, natural gas and renewable sectors.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Mr. Miller is committed to defending and enforcing the U.S. Constitution.
• Mr. Miller supports American traditions, republicanism, gun rights, pro-business, property rights, individualism, small government and advocacy of American exceptionalism.
• Mr. Miller is dedicated to advancing economic policies that improve the quality of life for all Americans.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

South Florida has a massive water pollution problem, the majority of which is untreated toxic water and raw sewage, flowing into our rivers, estuaries and ultimately winding up in the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys.

South Florida requires a comprehensive Infrastructure Development Plan ("IDP"). Critical to the IDP will be infrastructure development, finance expertise, utilizing long-term relationships with the Federal/State regulators and ability to negotiate multi-billion-dollar funding arrangements.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Absolutely

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Open Borders and $40 Trillion in National Debt

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Mr. Miller supports a 3 term limit for Congress and 2 term limit for Senate.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Mr. Miller is a sophisticated dealmaker and knows what it takes to 'get things done'.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Mr. Miller is a Fiscal Conservative and focused on reducing the 'unsustainable national debt'.

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2020

K.W. Miller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Miller's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

KW Miller is a conservative, strong second amendment advocate, balanced conservationist, and firm constitutionalist.

KW Miller respects American traditions, supports freedom of religion, pro-business, anti-socialism, pro-individualism, and an advocate of American exceptionalism.

KW Miller supports religious freedom and property rights, with the aim of emphasizing social stability and continuity.

KW Miller believes private spending is more efficient than government spending and individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances.

KW Miller believes in American exceptionalism, which keeps America great!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• America First
• Uphold the U.S. Constitution
• Private spending is more efficient than government spending and individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The Oath of Office to Defend the Constitution are not flexible, nor open to interpretation", KW Miller.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The only way the government can be of assistance to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

KW Miller is a Leader

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Listen to constituents and act on their behalf, as their fiduciary

What legacy would you like to leave?

Bringing "America First" principles back to our Country

What is your favorite book? Why?

Atlas Shrugged, The full example of capitalism, free markets and less government

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

You Can't Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

For all of its obvious faults, our best hope is a fully functioning democracy.

Let us come together, as citizens, thankful for all who are offering their time to us selflessly, despite what are clearly extremely dangerous medical exposures, difficult food supply chain and other service conditions, to insure we survive and ultimately thrive as a nation.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No, more critical is solid business acumen preferably with both domestic and international experience.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

My worst fears these past four years was the lack of adequate global risk analysis coming out of Washington, D.C., due to the entrenched establishment politicians, bureaucrats fighting, and lack of cohesion in sharing critical intelligence information with the current Trump administration. This left the United States and its citizens exposed to unacceptable risks both domestically and abroad.

Our citizens must be protected at all times, whether it be from a cyber-attack, terrorist attack, a biological or viral attack. The United States has the largest military and security budget in the world, and our public officials must demonstrate they can deliver results on that investment.

When our security and intelligence services are in disarray and politicians are not properly focused on our national security due to infighting, we as citizens are put at undue and unacceptable risks. The security and intelligence services were either not properly plugged into its release in China or were informed but failed to properly advise the current administration. The infighting between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration delayed the U.S, response for precious weeks. In both cases, it was gross negligence leading to many deaths of our citizens.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term Limits / Time of Service should be enacted in Congress

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Ed Royce, prior Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

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