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Brad Miller
Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller (b. May 19, 1953) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. Miller represented North Carolina's 13th Congressional District from 2003 to 2013.
On January 26, 2012, Miller announced he would not seek re-election in 2012.[1]
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Miller was a "rank-and-file Democrat."[2]
Biography
Miller was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He earned his B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1975, his M.S. from the London School of Economics in 1978, and his J.D. from Columbia University in 1979.[3]
Career
After earning his degrees, Miller worked as an attorney in private practice. He was also a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994, and a member of the North Carolina State Senate from 1996 to 2002.[4]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
Miller served on the following committees:[5]
- Financial Services Committee
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations[6]
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight[7]
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Miller voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 16 Democrats who voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[8]
Voting with party
January 2012
Brad Miller voted with the Democratic Party 93.4 percent of the time, which ranked 78th among the 192 House Democratic members as of January 2012.[9]
Elections
2012
See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012
Miller did not seek re-election in 2012.[10] George E.B. Holding (R) defeated Charles Malone (D) in the general election.
2010
On November 2, 2010,, Miller was re-elected to the United States House for a fifth term. He defeated William "Bill" Randall (R).[11]
| U.S. House, North Carolina Congressional District 13 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brad Miller Incumbent |
55.5% | 116,103 | |
| Republican | William "Bill" Randall | 44.5% | 93,099 | |
| Total Votes | 209,202 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Miller paid his congressional staff a total of $1,218,771 in 2011. Overall, North Carolina ranked 7th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[12]
Staff bonuses
According to an analysis by CNN, Miller was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Miller's staff was given an apparent $49,815.17 in bonus money.[13]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Miller's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $22,044 to $191,000. That averages to $106,522, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average calculated net worth[14] decreased by 57.14% from 2010.[15]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Miller's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $42,028 to $455,000. This averages out to $248,514 which is lower than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.[16]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Miller ranked 83rd in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[17]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Miller was tied with two other members of the U.S. House of Representatives ranking 132nd in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[18]
Recent news
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Personal
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External links
- Brad Miller for Congress official campaign site
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Post, "North Carolina Democrat Brad Miller won’t seek re-election," January 26, 2012
- ↑ GovTrack, "Bradley “Brad” Miller," accessed April 22, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "MILLER, Brad, (1953 - )"
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "MILLER, Brad, (1953 - )"
- ↑ Congressman Brad Miller, Serving North Carolina's 13th District, "Committees and Caucuses"
- ↑ The Committee on Financial Services, Chairman Spencer Bachus, "Oversight and Investigations"
- ↑ Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Ralph M. Hall, Chairman, "Subcommittees"
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ WFMY 2 "Representative Brad Miller Will Not Seek Re-election," January 26, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Brad Miller," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," accessed March 8, 2013
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Brad Miller (D-NC), 2011," accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Brad Miller (D-NC), 2010," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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U.S. House of Representatives - North Carolina, District 13 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by George E.B. Holding |
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North Carolina State Senate 1996-2002 |
Succeeded by ' |
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North Carolina House of Representatives 1992-1994 |
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