Bob Miller (Nevada governor)
| Bob Miller | |
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| 26th Governor of Nevada | |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999 |
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| Lieutenant |
Sue Wagner Lonnie Hammargren |
| Preceded by | Richard Bryan |
| Succeeded by | Kenny Guinn |
| 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
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In office January 5, 1987 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Governor | Richard Bryan |
| Preceded by | Bob Cashell |
| Succeeded by | Sue Wagner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Joseph Miller March 30, 1945 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (1986–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Sandy Miller |
| Residence | Henderson, Nevada, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Santa Clara University Loyola Law School |
| Profession | Attorney and politician |
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| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Reserve United States Air Force Reserve |
| Years of service | 1967–73 |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Robert Joseph "Bob" Miller (born March 30, 1945) is an American attorney and politician. He was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada, serving from 1989 to 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Miller moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada as a child. His father, Ross Miller, was a bookmaker, who, according to his son's 2013 autobiography, Son of a Gambling Man had operated on both sides of the law on some of the meaner streets of industrial Chicago.
Bob Miller attended Roman Catholic schools. He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 1963 with honors, and from Santa Clara University in 1967, earning a degree in political science. He received his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California.
Miller served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1967-73, and later in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He served as Clark County Deputy District Attorney from 1971-73. In 1978 Miller was elected Clark County District Attorney, and in 1982 became the first holder of that office to win re-election. He was president of the National District Attorneys Association in 1984.
Elected the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 1986, Miller was sworn in for a four-year term on January 5, 1987. On January 3, 1989, Miller succeeded to the governorship when Richard Bryan resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. Miller was elected to two full four-year terms as governor, in 1990 and 1994, and served until January 4, 1999; his decade in office made him Nevada's longest-serving governor. Lifetime term limits prevented him from seeking re-election in 1998. In 1997-98, he served as chairman of the National Governors Association.
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