Sid Miller (politician)

Sid Miller
12th Agriculture Commissioner of Texas
Assumed office
January 2, 2015
GovernorRick Perry
Greg Abbott
Preceded byTodd Staples
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 59th district
In office
January 2001 – January 8, 2013
Preceded byDavid Lengefeld
Succeeded byJ. D. Sheffield
Personal details
Born
Sidney Carroll Miller

(1955-09-06) September 6, 1955 (age 69)
De Leon, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDebra Miller
Children2
EducationCisco College
Tarleton State University (BS)
WebsiteCampaign website

Sidney Carroll Miller (born September 6, 1955) is an American politician from Stephenville, Texas. He is the Texas Agriculture Commissioner, serving since January 2015. He is a Republican.

From 2001 to 2013, Miller served in the Texas House of Representatives for District 59 in central Texas, being unseated in the Republican runoff election held on July 31, 2012, by physician J. D. Sheffield.

He has been criticized for his promotion of right-wing conspiracy theories and falsehoods.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dougles, Erin and Ross Ramsey (February 17, 2021). "No, frozen wind turbines aren't the main culprit for Texas' power outages". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Malewitz, Jim (December 3, 2016). "On Sid Miller's Facebook, fake news flows freely". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2021.