George Miller (California politician)
| George Miller | |
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| Chair of the House Education Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Buck McKeon |
| Succeeded by | John Kline |
| Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee | |
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In office May 4, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Mo Udall |
| Succeeded by | Don Young |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry McNerney |
| Succeeded by | Mark DeSaulnier |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Dellums |
| Succeeded by | Ami Bera |
| Personal details | |
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May 17, 1945 Richmond, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Caccavo |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Diablo Valley College San Francisco State University (BA) University of California, Davis (JD) |
George Miller III (born May 17, 1945) is an American politician who served as a United States Representative from California from 1975 until his retirement in 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. From 2007 to 2011, Miller served as chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee.
The son of liberal State Senator and Democratic Party leader George Miller, Jr., he was born in Richmond, California in 1945. He graduated from Diablo Valley Community College and San Francisco State University.
After his father died in 1969, Miller ran in a March 1969 special election to succeed him as state senator for California's 7th State Senate district, but Republican John Nejedly defeated him 57% to 42%.
He then attended the University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall), where he received his Juris Doctor. After admission to the university, he served as legislative assistant to California Senate majority leader George Moscone before entering the U.S. House of Representatives in 1974.
In 1974, incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Ron Dellums decided to run in the newly redrawn 8th district. Miller decided to run for the open seat in California's 7th congressional district. He won the primary with a plurality of 38%. In the general election, he defeated Republican Gary Fernandez 56% to 44%, the lowest winning percentage of his career. He went on to win re-election 18 times, and never won with less than 60% of the vote.
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