Sheila R. Miller is a former Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

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She is a 1970 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School

Lower Dauphin High School

Lower Dauphin High School is a public high school located in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lower Dauphin School District, serving Hummelstown, East Hanover, South Hanover, Londonderry Township, and Conewago Township....

. She earned a degree in agriculture

Agriculture

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 from the Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

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 in 1974.

From 1974 to 1979, she coordinated engineering projects for the United States Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture

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 in Adams

Adams County, Pennsylvania

Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407. It was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...

, Berks

Berks County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...

, and Lackawanna Counties

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

As of the census of 2000, there were 213,295 people, 86,218 households, and 55,783 families residing in the county. The population density was 465 people per square mile . There were 95,362 housing units at an average density of 208 per square mile...

. She was editor of Lancaster Farming

Lancaster Farming

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, a leading farm newspaper, from 1979 to 1983. She served the Pennsylvania Senate as executive director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee from 1983 to 1992. She was first elected to represent the 129th legislative district

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 129

The 129th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Berks County and includes the following areas:* Adamstown* Bernville* Bethel Township* Heidelberg Township* Jefferson Township* Lower Heidelberg Township* Marion Township...

 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

 in 1992. She retired prior to the 2006 election

Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2006

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In 2007, she was hired by the Berks County Commissioners

Berks County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...

 to be an agricultural coordinator for the county's farm land.

She founded two agriculture-related non-profits: Adopt an Acre Inc., a farmland preservation organization in Wernersville, Pennsylvania

Wernersville, Pennsylvania

Wernersville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,494 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wernersville is located at .-History:...

, and the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania, a statewide organization focused on preserving and recording historic barns.

External links

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Sheila Miller (Republican) official PA House profile (archived)