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Dan Miller
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Tenure
2026 - Present
Term ends
2036
Years in position
0
Prior offices:
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42
Years in office: 2013 - 2025

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
Education
Bachelor's
Western Connecticut State University
Law
Catholic University
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army National Guard
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Dan Miller (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He assumed office on January 5, 2026. His current term ends on January 7, 2036.

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]

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (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
Image of Amanda Green-Hawkins
Amanda Green-Hawkins (D)
 
10.5
 
253,184
Image of Heather Schmidt Bresnahan
Heather Schmidt Bresnahan (D)
 
10.1
 
243,460
Image of Quita Bridges
Quita Bridges (D)
 
10.1
 
242,701
Image of Jaime Hickton
Jaime Hickton (D) Candidate Connection
 
10.0
 
240,057
Image of Matthew Rudzki
Matthew Rudzki (D)
 
9.9
 
237,522
Anthony DeLuca (D / R)
 
9.2
 
221,835
Julie Capone (D / R)
 
9.1
 
218,825
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller (D / R)
 
9.0
 
217,391
Image of Michele Santicola
Michele Santicola (R) Candidate Connection
 
5.0
 
120,552
Image of Alyssa Cowan
Alyssa Cowan (R) Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
107,535
Image of Bryan Neft
Bryan Neft (R)
 
4.2
 
101,996
Jackie Obara (R)
 
4.2
 
101,091
Sarra Terry (R)
 
4.0
 
95,993
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
3,584

Total votes: 2,405,726
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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
Image of Amanda Green-Hawkins
Amanda Green-Hawkins
 
9.0
 
93,877
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller
 
7.7
 
80,797
Image of Quita Bridges
Quita Bridges
 
7.7
 
80,713
Julie Capone
 
7.5
 
78,093
Anthony DeLuca
 
7.3
 
76,295
Image of Heather Schmidt Bresnahan
Heather Schmidt Bresnahan
 
7.0
 
72,780
Image of Jaime Hickton
Jaime Hickton Candidate Connection
 
6.1
 
64,112
Image of Matthew Rudzki
Matthew Rudzki
 
5.5
 
57,354
Image of Alyssa Cowan
Alyssa Cowan Candidate Connection
 
5.3
 
55,302
Image of Lauren Leiggi
Lauren Leiggi
 
4.1
 
42,586
Amy Mathieu
 
3.7
 
38,708
Image of Michele Santicola
Michele Santicola Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
33,416
Carmen Robinson
 
3.0
 
31,480
Sarra Terry
 
2.9
 
30,439
Image of Bryan Neft
Bryan Neft
 
2.7
 
28,661
Image of Ilan Zur
Ilan Zur
 
2.7
 
28,566
Craig Stephens
 
2.7
 
27,713
Hilary Wheatley
 
2.6
 
27,488
Image of Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan
 
2.6
 
27,277
Elizabeth Hughes
 
2.5
 
26,114
Jackie Obara
 
2.4
 
25,210
Dennis Very
 
1.4
 
15,081
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1,437

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

Total votes: 195,794
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Endorsements

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller defeated Joseph Leckenby in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller (D)
 
66.6
 
26,932
Image of Joseph Leckenby
Joseph Leckenby (R) Candidate Connection
 
33.2
 
13,436
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
86

Total votes: 40,454
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller
 
99.3
 
9,533
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
65

Total votes: 9,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Joseph Leckenby advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Leckenby
Joseph Leckenby (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
68.5
 
634
 Other/Write-in votes
 
31.5
 
292

Total votes: 926
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller defeated Patricia Tylka in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller (D)
 
68.1
 
23,409
Patricia Tylka (R)
 
31.9
 
10,961

Total votes: 34,370
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller
 
100.0
 
11,348

Total votes: 11,348
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Patricia Tylka advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Patricia Tylka (Write-in)
 
80.8
 
973
 Other/Write-in votes
 
19.2
 
231

Total votes: 1,204
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller defeated Kurt Korinko in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller (D)
 
68.5
 
25,580
Kurt Korinko (R)
 
31.5
 
11,778

Total votes: 37,358
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller
 
100.0
 
12,604

Total votes: 12,604
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Kurt Korinko advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kurt Korinko (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
869

Total votes: 869
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller (D)
 
100.0
 
23,947

Total votes: 23,947
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Dan Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller
 
100.0
 
6,198

Total votes: 6,198
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Dan Miller ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 general election.[2][3]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dan Miller Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Dan Miller ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dan Miller Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Dan Miller was unopposed in the Democratic primary and unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]

2013

See also: State legislative special elections, 2013

Miller won election in the special election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42. The seat was vacant following Matthew Smith's (D) election to the Pennsylvania State Senate on November 6, 2012. Miller defeated Dan Remely (R) and George Brown (L) in the special election, which took place on May 21.[9][10]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42, Special Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDan Miller 57.1% 5,635
     Republican Dan Remely 37.5% 3,699
     Libertarian George Brown 5.5% 539
Total Votes 9,873

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dan Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2024

Dan Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Dan Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Dan Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Dan Miller campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42Won general$253,309 $248,979
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42Won general$121,375 $218,285
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42Won general$97,957 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42Won general$69,884 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42Won $39,865 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42Won $44,934 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

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Personal

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Miller and his wife, Kim, have one child.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
2026-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42
2013-2025
Succeeded by
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