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Aruna Miller
NameAruna Miller
CaptionOfficial portrait, 2023
StateMaryland
District6th
Term startJanuary 3, 2023
PredecessorDavid Trone
Office1Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Governor1Larry Hogan
Term start1January 21, 2015
Term end1January 16, 2019
Predecessor1Anthony G. Brown
Successor1Boyd Rutherford
State delegate2Maryland
District215th
Term start2January 10, 2011
Term end2January 14, 2015
Predecessor2Kathleen M. Dumais
Successor2Kathleen M. Dumais
PartyDemocratic
SpouseDavid Miller
Alma materMumbai University (BS), University of Missouri (MS)
Websitehttps://miller.house.gov

Aruna Miller is an American politician and engineer serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2011 to 2015 and as the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2019 under Republican Governor Larry Hogan. She is the first Indian American and first Asian American to represent Maryland in Congress.

Early life and education

Aruna Miller was born in Hyderabad, India, and immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of seven, settling in New York City. She earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Mumbai University in India. She then moved to the United States to pursue a Master of Science in civil engineering from the University of Missouri. Her early career was spent as a transportation engineer at Montgomery County's Department of Transportation, where she worked for over 25 years on infrastructure projects.

Political career

Miller's political career began with her election to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, representing the 15th legislative district. In the Maryland General Assembly, she served on the House Appropriations Committee and focused on issues like transportation funding, STEM education, and domestic violence prevention. In 2014, she was selected by then-Republican gubernatorial nominee Larry Hogan as his running mate in a bipartisan ticket. Their victory made Miller the first Indian American to hold statewide office in Maryland and the first Democrat to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Maryland under a Republican governor.

U.S. House of Representatives

In 2022, Miller successfully ran for the U.S. House seat in Maryland's 6th congressional district, which became open after incumbent David Trone ran for the United States Senate. She won the Democratic primary against several candidates, including state delegate Joe Vogel, and defeated Republican nominee Neil Parrott in the general election. Upon taking office in the 118th United States Congress, she was assigned to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Political positions

Miller identifies as a progressive Democrat and supports the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and protecting abortion rights following the Dobbs decision. As a former engineer, she is a strong advocate for infrastructure investment, clean energy technology, and bolstering American competitiveness in semiconductor manufacturing. She has been a vocal supporter of immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, and strengthening gun control laws such as universal background checks.

Electoral history

In the 2010 election for the Maryland House of Delegates from District 15, Miller placed third in the Democratic primary but was appointed to fill a vacancy. She was elected to a full term in 2014. In the 2014 gubernatorial election, the ticket of Larry Hogan and Aruna Miller defeated the Democratic team of Anthony G. Brown and Ken Ulman. In the 2022 election for Maryland's 6th congressional district, she won the primary with 37% of the vote and the general election with 56% against Neil Parrott.

Personal life

Miller resides in Darnestown, Montgomery County, with her husband, David Miller, a NASA engineer. They have three daughters. She is a member of the United States Capitol Historical Society and has been involved with organizations like the Montgomery County Commission for Women and the Indian American Leadership Council. Her sister, Nisha Desai Biswal, served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs under President Barack Obama.

Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland Category:Maryland Democrats Category:Indian-American politicians Category:Women in Maryland politics