David E. Miller is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...

, representing the 29th District since 2001, after winning election by only 29 votes. The 29th district since 2002 includes parts of Burnham

Burnham, Illinois

Burnham is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 60633.Burnham has a Chicago ZIP code, and is often mistakenly considered part of Chicago...

, Calumet City

Calumet City, Illinois

Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,072 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 60409.Calumet City was founded in 1892 when the villages of Schrumville and Sobieski Park merged under the name of West Hammond, since it lies on the west side of the...

, Chicago, Dolton

Dolton, Illinois

Dolton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,614 at the 2000 census. Dolton is located just west of the expressway Interstate 94 and immediately south of the city limits of Chicago. Its most common ZIP code is 60419....

, Ford Heights

Ford Heights, Illinois

Ford Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,456 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 3,227...

, Glenwood

Glenwood, Illinois

Glenwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,000 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glenwood is located at ....

, Harvey

Harvey, Illinois

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, Homewood

Homewood, Illinois

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, Lansing

Lansing, Illinois

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, Lynwood

Lynwood, Illinois

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, South Holland

South Holland, Illinois

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 and Thornton

Thornton, Illinois

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. In the Illinois House, he has served on the Mass Transit committee.

Miller ran for the office of Comptroller in the 2010 Democratic primary, defeating his closest rival, Raja Krishnamoorthi

Raja Krishnamoorthi

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, by about 8,000 votes. He faced the Republican former Illinois state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka

Judy Baar Topinka

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 in the general election, during which he gained some attention for a proposal to put the salaries of all state officials and employees online. He lost by approximately 435,000 votes, roughly a 53%-41% margin, with minor party candidates garnering about 6%.

Miller is a graduate of Evanston Township High School

Evanston Township High School

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, Boston University

Boston University

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, and the University of Illinois School of Dentistry.

External links

• Illinois General Assembly - Representative David E. Miller (D) 29th District official IL House site
  • Bills Committees
• David Miller for Comptroller official campaign site
• David E. Miller profile at Illinois House Democrats