Katie Miller Explained

Katie Miller
Office:Communications Director for the Vice President
Termstart:May 27, 2020
Termend:January 20, 2021
Vicepresident:Mike Pence
Predecessor:Jarrod Agen
Successor:Ashley Etienne
Office1:Press Secretary to the Vice President
Termstart1:October 1, 2019
Termend1:May 27, 2020
Vicepresident1:Mike Pence
Predecessor1:Alyssa Farah
Successor1:Devin O'Malley
Children:3
Birth Name:Katie Rose Waldman
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.[2]

Katie Rose Miller (née Waldman; born 1991 or 1992) is an American political advisor who served as the communications director for the Vice President of the United States Mike Pence from 2020 to 2021. She was previously his press secretary from 2019 to 2020.

Early life and education

Waldman was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[3] She is the daughter of attorney Glenn Waldman and Sheryl Waldman (née Bekoff).She attended Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida, graduating in 2010.

Waldman earned her BA from the University of Florida, where she was active in the student government's Unite Party. In 2012, she was involved in a scandal when she was caught destroying hundreds of copies of the school's newspaper, after it endorsed an opposing student government candidate.[2] [4] [5] Waldman attended George Washington University, where she earned a Master of Public Policy.

Career

Waldman worked as a press assistant for the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2014, and then as press secretary for Senator Steve Daines, beginning in January 2015, and served as a spokeswoman for Senator Martha McSally, then joined the staff as deputy press secretary for the United States Department of Homeland Security during the tenure of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen from November 2017 to February 2019.[6] [7] During 2019, she was communications director for Arizona Senator Martha McSally, and later became the press secretary to Vice President Mike Pence on October 1, 2019.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

Waldman married Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President, on February 16, 2020, at Trump Hotel, 5 blocks from the White House in Washington, D. C., with President Trump in attendance.[1] [6] [11] The two were dating when she was appointed to the vice president's office. Miller is a Conservative Jew.[12] Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone officiated at the ceremony.[1]

On May 8, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that Miller had tested positive for COVID-19. The President said she had not come into contact with him, but she was in contact with Vice President Mike Pence.[13] [14] [15] Later, she announced she recovered from COVID-19, and was pregnant.[16] During her pregnancy, both she, in May, and her husband, in October, tested positive for COVID-19.[17] [18] [19] [20]

The Millers have a daughter, born shortly after the November 2020 election, and sons born in February 2022 and September 2023.[21] [22] [23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Controversial Jewish White House couple wed in DC ceremony. Times of Israel. March 22, 2020. February 17, 2020.
  2. Web site: September 21, 2019 . May 9, 2020 . On Mike Pence's new press secretary and her bizarre Florida connection . . Kathryn . Varn.
  3. News: Katie Waldman and Stephen Miller Wed at Trump Hotel . February 17, 2020 . The New York Times . February 16, 2020.
  4. News: Glunt. Nick. March 13, 2012. Former student politician admits to dumping UF newspapers. Student Press Law Center. December 13, 2019.
  5. Web site: Stein . Max . (Opinion) Katie Waldman Should Resign . . University of Florida . February 18, 2020 . March 22, 2012.
  6. News: Cole. Brendan. Who Is Katie Waldman? Four Facts about Stephen Miller's Wife After Pair's Wedding at Trump Hotel. Newsweek. February 17, 2020. December 4, 2020. February 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217130550/https://www.newsweek.com/katie-waldman-mike-pence-donald-trump-stephen-miller-1487608.
  7. News: Kwong. Jessica. September 19, 2019. Who is Katie Waldman? Mike Pence's new press secretary is dating Trump Advisor Stephen Miller, worked under Kristjen Nielsen. Newsweek. December 13, 2019.
  8. News: Cranley. Ellen. November 15, 2019. Everything we know about Mike Pence's press secretary Katie Waldman – who is reportedly engaged to Trump adviser Stephen Miller. Business Insider. December 13, 2019.
  9. News: Sanchez. Yvonne Wingett. McSally spokeswoman Katie Waldman to become VP Mike Pence's press secretary. The Arizona Republic. September 19, 2019. December 13, 2019.
  10. News: Chalfant. Morgan. September 19, 2019. Pence taps former DHS press aide as new press secretary. The Hill. December 13, 2019.
  11. Web site: Bromberg. Nick. Nick Bromberg. President Donald Trump leads field on a pace lap after giving command ahead of Daytona 500. Yahoo! Sports. Daytona Beach, Florida. February 16, 2020. December 4, 2020.
  12. Web site: About Aryeh Lightstone. Nachum Segal Network. March 22, 2020.
  13. Web site: Katie Miller, Pence spokesperson, tests positive for coronavirus. Diamond. Dan. Ward. Myah. May 8, 2020. politico.com.
  14. Web site: Press aide to Mike Pence tests positive for coronavirus, Trump reveals. Wilkie. Christina. May 8, 2020. cnbc.com.
  15. Web site: Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says. Maegan Vazquez. Kaitlan Collins. CNN. May 8, 2020. John Harwood. Jim Acosta. May 8, 2020 . Jim Acosta.
  16. Web site: Lahut. Jake. Katie Miller, Mike Pence's spokeswoman and Stephen Miller's wife, returns to work after negative coronavirus tests, announces she's pregnant. May 27, 2020. July 7, 2020. Business Insider.
  17. News: Lahut. Jake. White House senior advisor Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie, who works as Pence's communications director, announce the birth of their first child with photos. Business Insider. November 30, 2020. November 16, 2021.
  18. News: Collins. Kaitlan. Acosta. Jim. Jim Acosta. Top White House aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid-19. CNN. October 6, 2020. December 4, 2020.
  19. News: Wagner. Meg. Macaya. Melissa. Hayes. Mike. Rocha. Veronica. October 6 Trump Covid-19 news. CNN. November 23, 2020. December 4, 2020.
  20. News: Liptak. Kevin. Trump's focus remains on himself even as virus rips through his staff. CNN. October 7, 2020. December 4, 2020.
  21. Web site: White House senior advisor Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie, who works as Pence's communications director, announce the birth of their first child with photos. Lahut. Jake. November 30, 2020. Business Insider. November 16, 2021.
  22. Web site: Bedard . Paul . Baby No. 2 for Stephen and Katie Miller, son 'Jackson Grant' . March 1, 2022 . . 2 July 2022.
  23. News: Bedard . Paul . Baby No. 3 for former Trump aides Stephen and Katie Miller . 8 November 2023 . Washington Examiner . September 11, 2023.

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