Jeremy Miller
Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
In office
September 9, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byPaul Gazelka
Succeeded byKari Dziedzic
President of the Minnesota Senate
In office
January 7, 2021 – January 31, 2022
Preceded byDavid Tomassoni
Succeeded byDavid Osmek
In office
January 7, 2019 – November 12, 2020
Preceded byMichelle Fischbach
Succeeded byDavid Tomassoni
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 28th district
31st (2011–2013)
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded bySharon Erickson Ropes
Personal details
Born (1983-02-09) February 9, 1983
Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJanel Ellinghuysen
Children3
EducationMinnesota State College, Winona

Jeremy R. Miller (born February 9, 1983) is an American politician representing District 28 in the Minnesota Senate, which comprises parts of Fillmore, Houston, and Winona Counties in the southeastern part of the state. He served as the Minnesota Senate Majority Leader from September 2021 to January 2023.

Education

Miller graduated from Winona Senior High School in 2001, and earned his A.A.S. from Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical in Winona in 2004.[1][2]

Business activities

Miller is the co-owner of Miller Scrap, a scrap metal business.[3]

Minnesota Senate

Miller was first elected to the Senate in 2010, defeating incumbent DFL legislator Sharon Erickson Ropes, and was reelected in 2012, 2016, and 2020.[2] In 2019, he was selected by his caucus to serve as president of the Senate, succeeding Michelle Fischbach, who resigned to become lieutenant governor.[4] In January 2021, Miller was reelected to the position.[5] In September 2021, after Paul Gazelka stepped down as majority leader to run for governor, Republicans elected Miller leader of their caucus, making him the majority leader of the Minnesota State Senate.[6]

Miller considered running for Congress in the 2018 election for the Minnesota's 1st district, covering parts of southern Minnesota; the seat was open because Representative Tim Walz sought the governorship instead. Miller ultimately opted not to run.[7]

Personal life

Miller is married to Janel (Ellinghuysen) and they have three children. He is Jewish.[2]

Miller is a small business owner, and the chief financial officer of Wm. Miller Scrap Iron and Metal Co. in Winona, a family-owned and operated recycling business that dates to 1910. Miller and his two brothers, Todd and Willie, are the fourth generation of their family to be involved in the business and work together with their father and employees.[8]

Miller is a director on the Winona State University Warrior Club board and the Saint Mary's University athletic advisory board. He is also vice president of the Morrie Miller Athletic Foundation, an organization that supports and sustains youth athletics. He is a member of the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce and Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical Alumni Association. He also serves on the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Service Corp. Board of Directors, based in Washington, DC.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Jeremy Miller for State Senate". Friendsformiller.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Miller, Jeremy R. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ $200K loan helped Senate president's business hang on, Associated Press (July 6, 2020).
  4. ↑ "Winona's Jeremy Miller elected Minnesota Senate president". Winona Daily News. November 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "MN Legislature: Bipartisan deal puts Miller back as state Senate president". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  6. ↑ "GOP Sen. Jeremy Miller elected as Majority Leader". kare11.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  7. ↑ State Sen. Jeremy Miller says he won't run for Walz seat, Associated Press (June 6, 2017).
  8. ↑ "Scrap Metal Buyers, Buy Scrap Metal, Metal Buyers - Miller Scrap – Four Generations of Recycling". www.millerscrap.com.
  9. ↑ "Morrie Miller Athletic Foundation - Benefiting Winona Area Youth Athletics". www.morriemiller.org.
  10. ↑ "Jeremy Miller for State Senate | Winona, MN 55987". Friendsformiller.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  11. ↑ "RIOS™ Appoints Two New Members to its Board of Directors". www.isri.org.
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