Mark Miller (Texas)
Mark Miller was the Libertarian candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in the 2016 election. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
He was also a Libertarian candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in the 2014 elections.[1] Miller lost in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
A Texas native, Miller graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 1972 with a B.S. in engineering and began his career in the oil and gas industry as a petroleum engineer with Getty Oil Company in California.[2][3][2] He worked at Getty until 1979. After receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University, in 1983, Miller began work as an associate professor with the University of Texas at Austin. He stayed in this role until 2001 when he became a consultant. In 2002, Miller left his consulting position to work as an engineer with Object Reservoir until 2006. He then returned to consulting until 2011, when he became the chief technology officer at Object Reservoir. In 2012, he left Object Reservoir to found Promethean Technologies Group, LLC. He serves as the chief executive officer and the chief technology officer for the company.[3]
Education
- B.S. in engineering - Harvey Mudd College (1972)
- Ph.D. - Stanford University (1983)
Elections
2016
- See also: Texas Railroad Commission election, 2016
Miller filed to run as a Libertarian candidate in the 2016 election for Texas Railroad Commission.
Wayne Christian defeated Grady Yarbrough, Mark Miller, and Martina Salinas in the Texas railroad commission election.
| Texas Railroad Commission, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Wayne Christian |
53.07% | 4,648,841 | |
| Democratic | Grady Yarbrough | 38.38% | 3,362,041 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Miller | 5.28% | 462,251 | |
| Green | Martina Salinas | 3.28% | 287,105 | |
| Total Votes | 8,760,238 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Miller ran for election to the office of Texas Railroad Commission. Miller won the Libertarian nomination in the convention on April 11.[4][1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Texas Railroad Commissioner, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ryan Sitton |
58.3% | 2,690,624 | |
| Democrat | Steve Brown | 36.5% | 1,682,644 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Miller | 3.2% | 145,365 | |
| Green | Martina Salinas | 2% | 93,800 | |
| Total Votes | 4,612,433 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign Issues
The following statements were listed on Miller's campaign website:[5]
- Fracking: "I promise to ensure that regulations designed to protect groundwater quality will be appropriately administered by the Railroad Commission. If contamination should occur due to negligent oil and gas operations, I also promise to use whatever powers the Railroad Commission has to hold those operators accountable. At this point in time, however, there is no reason that this important technology should not be applied to producing energy for Texas and the rest of the Nation."
- Proposition 6: "Though it is clear that Texas needs to do more to ensure adequate water supplies to our fast-growing state, I do not believe that Proposition 6 is the solution. I voted No on Proposition 6."
- Note: The above excerpts are from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Miller lives in Austin, Texas. He has two sons and two grandsons.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mark + Miller + Texas + Railroad"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Independent Political Report, "Texas, Wisconsin Libertarian Conventions This Weekend," 4/11/2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mark Miller for Texas Railroad Commissioner: "Meet Mark Miller," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on November 3, 2013
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Libertarian Kathie Glass Announces Bid for Governor," October 2, 2013
- ↑ Mark Miller for Texas Railroad Commissioner: "My Blog," accessed November 4, 2013
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