Loretta Lax Miller

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Loretta Lax Miller (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 15th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.

Miller was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 15th Congressional District of Florida.^[1] She didn't appear on the primary election ballot.^[2]

Miller was a candidate who ran for the office of United States president.^[3]

Miller passed away on April 13, 2020.^[4]

Biography

Miller was born on June 12, 1950, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School. She earned a degree from Temple University, studying accounting and business management. Miller has worked on political campaigns, as a radio show host, a community organizer and business owner and executive.^[3] Miller passed away on April 13, 2020.^[4]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Miller's academic, professional, and political career:^[3]

1977-1990: Worked on the John Heinz campaign
1993: Copywriter for Judge Hal Abram's campaign
2006-2011: Owner of Comfy Foot
2008-2011: Talk Show Host on WPBR Radio
2009-2020: President of Hole in the Head Comics, Inc.
2010-2020: Host of I am Listening American blog radio show

Elections

2020

Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)

Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 15

Scott Franklin defeated Alan Cohn in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 15 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Scott Franklin (R)	55.4	216,374
	Alan Cohn (D)	44.6	174,297

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 390,671
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Kevin Michael Levertt (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15

Alan Cohn defeated Adam Hattersley, Jesse Philippe, and Kel Britvec in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 18, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alan Cohn	41.0	21,079
	Adam Hattersley	33.0	16,978
	Jesse Philippe	26.0	13,384
	Kel Britvec (Write-in)	0.0	0

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,441
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Andrew Learned (D)
Loretta Lax Miller (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15

Scott Franklin defeated incumbent Ross Spano in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 15 on August 18, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Scott Franklin	51.2	30,736
	Ross Spano	48.8	29,265

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,001
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