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Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller (born June 27, 1959) is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 1st congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties.
Miller was born in
This is a partial list of legislation sponsored by Miller.
Miller typically votes along Republican party lines.
During the 109th Congress, he served on the House Armed Services Committee (Subcommittee on Readiness[8] the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities,[8] and the Subcommittee on Projection Forces[8]), the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the United States Select Bipartisan Committee on Hurricane Katrina Preparation/Response Investigation.[9]
During the 108th Congress, he served on the House Armed Services Committee (Subcommittee on Readiness[6] and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities[6]) and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.[7]
During the 107th Congress, he served on the House Armed Services Committee (Subcommittee on Total Force[5] and the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development[5]) and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.[3]
After Republican incumbent Joe Scarborough resigned five months into his fourth term, Miller won a crowded six-way special Republican primary with 54 percent of the vote. This all but assured him of being the next congressman from what had become one of the most Republican districts in Florida and the South. He won the special election with 66 percent of the vote. He won a full term in 2002 with 75 percent of the vote, and has been reelected six more times with only nominal opposition.
Miller was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1998 to 2001.[2] During his three years there, he was a member of the committees on Utilities & Telecommunications, Congressional Redistricting, Council for Ready Infrastructure, and Rules, Ethics & Elections. During his second term in the state house, Miller was chairman of the Utilities of Telecommunications Committee. He also oversaw a board in charge of community development in Escambia County.
Miller was an executive assistant to Democratic state Agriculture Commissioner Doyle Conner from 1984 to 1988. He was a Democrat until he switched parties in 1997.[4]
Miller lives in the small town of Chumuckla, Florida (Native American word for "Healing Waters"), which is located about 20 miles northeast of Pensacola, Florida. He and his wife Vicki have two children and four grandchildren and are members of Olive Baptist Church.
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