Mark DeSaulnier
Search results
George Miller III (born May 17, 1945) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 7th congressional district until redistricting in 2013 and 11th congressional district until his retirement.
- Career
- Key Votes
- Issues
- Elections
- Campaign Finance Summary
- Analysis
- Personal
- See Also
Below is an abbreviated outline of Miller's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 1965: Graduated from Diablo Valley College with A.A. 2. 1968: Graduated from San Francisco State University with B.A. 3. 1972: Graduated from University of California Law School, Davis with J.D. 4. 1969-1974: Legislative assistant to senate majority leader,...
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.For more information pertaining to Miller's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.
American response in Syria
1. See also: United States involvement in Syria On August 29, 2013, 53 House Democrats signed a letter written by California Rep. Barbara Lee that called for a congressional resolution on strikes and cautioned that the situation in Syria "should not draw us into an unwise war—especially without adhering to our constitutional requirements." The letter also called on the Obama administration to work with the U.N. Security Council “to build international consensus” condemning the alleged use of...
Campaign spending
Miller discussed California's top-two primary system and campaign spending on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown." He said, "That anonymous, secret money is, to me, … as dangerous as anything that’s ever been pointed at our democracy." When asked about his thoughts on the effects of California's primary system, he continued, "I think we don’t know yet. So far … the top two running just means you have to spend twice as much money. It doesn’t really lead to different results. I’m much more concerned ab...
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaim...
Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Miller was a far-left Democratic leaderas of July 2014. This was the same rating Miller received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Miller missed 1,792 of 23,888 roll call votes from January 1975 to July 2014. This amounts to 7.5 percent, which is worse than the median of 2.5 percent among current congressional representatives as of July 2014.
Note: Please contact usif the personal information below requires an update. Miller and his wife, Cynthia, have two children.
George Miller, the Representative from California - in Congress from 2013 through 2015
- California, District 11 113th (2013-2015)
- Democratic
Jan 13, 2014 · U.S. Congressman George Miller, a senior Democrat from California who has long championed education system, labor, health and the protection of natural resources, announced on Monday that he will...
May 7, 1991 · WASHINGTON — When George Miller was a freshman congressman 16 years ago, he used to hang out in the office of Rep. Philip Burton, riveted by the machinations of an operator who was the...
- RUDY ABRAMSON
Apr 7, 2016 · Congressman George Miller spent forty years in Congress representing California’s 7th and 11 districts (1975 to 2015). During his distinguished career in Congress he championed legislation to expand education opportunities, strengthen worker protections, promote a cleaner environment, and expand access to health care.
People also ask
Where was George Miller born and raised?
How long did John Miller serve in Congress?
Who is John G. Miller?
Who is George Miller?
Feb 6, 2014 · We kick things off with Democrat George Miller of Northern California, who is retiring from Congress after this year, having served 20 terms in the House of Representatives. He is co-author...
