Paula J. Miller | |
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Paula Miller, August 16, 2008
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 87th district |
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In office January 2005 – January 11, 2012 |
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Preceded by | Thelma Drake |
Succeeded by | David Ramadan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Batavia, New York |
August 1, 1959
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | George E. Schaefer, III |
Children | George E. Schaefer, IV; Molly Schaefer |
Residence | Norfolk, Virginia |
Alma mater | Genesee Community College, State University of New York at Geneseo |
Occupation | Public information officer |
Committees | Militia, Police and Public Safety; Science and Technology |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Website | http://www.paula4virginia.com |
Paula Jean Miller (born August 1, 1959) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2005–2012, representing the 87th district in the city of Norfolk. She ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the special election to fill the seat being vacated by Ralph Northam, who was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, in the Virginia Senate, District 6, representing portions of Norfolk, the Eastern Shore, and Virginia Beach. She lost to fellow delegate Lynwood Lewis.
Miller graduated from Attica Central High School in Attica, New York in 1977, then earned degrees in mass communications from Genesee Community College (1979) and speech communication from SUNY Geneseo (1981). She then began working locally in broadcast journalism.
In 1984 Miller and her husband, George Schaefer, moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where she became a reporter for WTKR-TV, the local CBS affiliate. Miller worked at WTKR until 1999, when she took over the public information office of the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office. She now holds the same job with the Norfolk Sheriff's Office.[update]