Zell Miller
| Zell Miller | |
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United States Senator from Georgia |
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In office July 24, 2000 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Coverdell |
| Succeeded by | John H. Isakson |
| 79th Governor of Georgia | |
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In office January 14, 1991 – January 11, 1999 |
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| Lieutenant | Pierre Howard |
| Preceded by | Joe Frank Harris |
| Succeeded by | Roy Barnes |
| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia | |
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In office January 14, 1975 – January 14, 1991 |
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| Governor |
George Busbee Joe Frank Harris |
| Preceded by | Lester Maddox |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Howard |
| Personal details | |
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Zell Bryan Miller February 24, 1932 Young Harris, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley Carver Miller |
| Alma mater |
Young Harris College University of Georgia |
| Profession | Lobbyist |
| Religion | Methodist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1953–1956 |
| Rank |
 Sergeant
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Zell Bryan Miller (born February 24, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as lieutenant governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as U.S. Senator from 2000 to 2005.
Miller is a conservative Democrat. He crossed the party line and backed Republican President George W. Bush over Democratic nominee John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. Miller has the rare distinction of having been a keynote speaker at both major US parties' national conventions— Democratic in 1992 and Republican in 2004.
Miller did not seek re-election as senator in 2004. After leaving the Senate, he joined the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge as a non-lawyer professional in the firm's national government affairs practice. Miller was also a Fox News Channel contributor.
Miller was born in the small mountain town of Young Harris, Georgia. His father, Stephen Grady Miller, died when Miller was an infant, and the future politician was raised by his widowed mother, Birdie Bryan. As a child, Miller lived both in Young Harris and Atlanta. Today, Miller lives in the old Young Harris home. Miller spent his first two years of college at Young Harris College in his home town. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in history from the University of Georgia.
Less than a month after the Korean War armistice (a cessation of hostilities), Miller wound up in a drunk tank in North Georgia Mountains. Miller stated later that this incident was the lowest point of his life. Upon his release, Miller enlisted in the Marines. During his three years in the United States Marine Corps, Miller attained the rank of sergeant. He often refers to the value of his experience in the Marine Corps in his writing and stump speeches; in his book on the subject, entitled Corps Values: Everything You Need to Know I Learned in the Marines, he wrote:
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