Dan Miller | |
Office: | Majority Whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
Leader: | Matthew Bradford |
Predecessor: | Jordan Harris |
State House1: | Pennsylvania |
District1: | 42nd |
Term Start1: | June 4, 2013[1] |
Predecessor1: | Matthew H. Smith |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 9 February 1973 |
Birth Place: | Connecticut, United States |
Alma Mater: | Western Connecticut State University Catholic University of America |
Birth Name: | Daniel L. Miller |
Residence: | Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse: | Kim Miller |
Daniel L. Miller (born February 9, 1973) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 42nd district as a Democrat.[2]
Miller grew up in Connecticut and intended to pursue a military career. He enlisted in the Army National Guard after high school but was honorably discharged after receiving a severe leg injury. Miller then enrolled in the AmeriCorps program and worked with disadvantaged youths. He then furthered his studies, receiving a bachelor's degree from Western Connecticut State University, and subsequently earning a job as the director of a youth camp.
Miller pursued juris doctor from the Catholic University of America. Upon moving to Pennsylvania, he took a job with the Allegheny County public defender's office. He was elected to the Mt. Lebanon Commission, representing Ward 5, in 2007 and served a four-year term. At the time of his election to the Pennsylvania House, he served as an assistant solicitor in the Allegheny County law department.