Linda J. Miller is the Iowa State Representative from the 82nd District. A Republican

Republican Party of Iowa

The Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...

, she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 since 2007.

, Miller serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Education and Labor committees. She also serves as the chair of the Human Resources committee and as a member of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the Medical Assistance Projections and Assistance Council, the Governmental Public Health Advisory Council, and the Medical Assistance Advisory Council.

Miller was first elected in 2006, defeating incumbent Republican Joe Hutter in the primary

Primary election

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. Miller won a subsequent rematch in the general election

General election (U.S.)

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, after Hutter decided to run as an independent candidate.

Electoral history

*incumbent

External links

• Representative Linda Miller official Iowa General Assembly site
• Profile at Iowa House Republicans