Joe Miller | |
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| Born | Joseph Wayne Miller May 10, 1967 Osborne, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Yale University (JD) University of Alaska Fairbanks (MA) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Constitution Libertarian (2016) |
| Spouse | Kathleen Tompkins |
| Children | 8 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1989–1992 Army 1992–1997 Army Reserves |
| Rank | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:US-O3_insignia.svg){kind=small} Captain |
| Unit | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Combat_service_identification_badge_of_the_1st_Infantry_Division.svg){kind=icon} 1st Infantry DivisionUnited States Army Reserve |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War |
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Joseph Wayne Miller (born May 10, 1967) is an American attorney and politician. He is best known as the runner-up in both the 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska and the following 2016 election. A member of the Republican Party, he faced Lisa Murkowski in both races, and has aligned himself with the Libertarian Party and Constitution Party.[1]
Miller rose to national prominence as the Republican Party nominee and the Tea Party favorite in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Alaska. He faced Democrat Scott McAdams and incumbent Republican senator Lisa Murkowski who, after losing the primary to Miller, mounted a large and well-funded campaign as a write-in candidate in the general election and went on to win the Senate seat.
Before running for the Senate, Miller worked as an attorney in private general practice, a local government attorney, and a U.S. magistrate judge assisting the Alaska federal district court with its caseload. A 1995 graduate of Yale Law School, he was a combat veteran of the 1991 Gulf War and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He is originally from Kansas and the father of eight children; he and his wife and family moved to Alaska in the mid-1990s.
Miller sought the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic senator Mark Begich in 2014, but was defeated by Dan Sullivan in the Republican primary.[2][3]
Cean Stevens, the Libertarian party primary winner, stepped aside to allow Miller to receive the Libertarian nomination, so that Miller could run in the crowded 2016 Senate election. He once again placed second to Lisa Murkowski in the general election, receiving just under 30% of the vote.[4]
- ^ Hill, Trent (2016-04-07). "Joe Miller Jumping Into Constitution Party Presidential Contest". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "Joe Miller Files Papers for Senate". Politico. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ "2014 Primary Elections August 19, 2014 Unofficial Results". State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Joe Miller to run as Libertarian in hopes of unseating U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Dispatch News, Nathaniel Herz and Erica Martinson, September 6, 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.