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Thomas V. Miller Jr.

American politician (1942–2021)

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American politician (1942–2021)

Field	Value
name	Mike Miller
image	Bill Signing Ceremony (8714669732).jpg
caption	Miller in 2013
office	85th President of the Maryland Senate
term_start	January 21, 1987
term_end	January 8, 2020
predecessor	Melvin Steinberg
successor	Bill Ferguson
office2	Member of the Maryland Senate
term_start2	January 8, 1975
term_end2	December 23, 2020
predecessor2	Constituency established
successor2	Michael A. Jackson
constituency2	28th district (1975–1983)
27th district (1983–2020)
state_delegate3	Maryland
district3	Prince George's County 3rd
term_start3	January 13, 1971
term_end3	January 8, 1975
predecessor3	Multi-member district
successor3	Constituency abolished
birth_name	Thomas Vincent Miller Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Clinton, Maryland, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, U.S.
party	Democratic
spouse	Patricia Miller
children	5
education	University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (LLB)
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27th district (1983–2020) University of Maryland, Baltimore (LLB) Thomas Vincent Miller Jr. (December 3, 1942 – January 15, 2021), known as Mike Miller, was an American politician from Maryland. He had been a state senator representing the 27th District (Calvert, Charles, and Prince George's counties) from 1975 to 2020 and served as its President from 1987 to 2020. He was the longest-serving President of the Maryland Senate, and was for a period the longest-serving state senate president in the United States.

Early life and education

Miller was born in Clinton, Maryland, on December 3, 1942, the first of ten siblings, and attended Surrattsville High School. He studied at the University of Maryland, College Park where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, and graduated with a B.S. in business administration in 1964. Miller went on to graduate from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1967 with an LL.B. degree. Miller was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1967.

Career

In 1971, he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates from the third legislative district of Maryland in Prince George's County, and served in that position until his election to the state senate in 1975. The Senate office building in Annapolis was named after him due to his being the longest-serving Senate president in the history of the state legislature.

The Main Administration Building at his alma mater, the University of Maryland, College Park, was named after him on June 29, 2020. He was known as a tireless advocate for higher education institutions in Maryland and the building's official name became the "Thomas V. Miller Administration Building."

Miller was featured in the Netflix documentary The Keepers for his opposition to a bill seeking to increase the statute of limitations for sexual abuse victims.

On October 24, 2019, he announced he would step down from his leadership post, citing fatigue caused by his cancer treatment. He has stated that he intended to serve out the remainder of his term in the state Senate.

On December 23, 2020, he announced his resignation from the senate, citing health reasons.

Personal life

Miller was married; he and his wife lived in Chesapeake Beach and had five children, a son and four daughters. He was a Catholic.

In January 2019, Miller disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in July 2018 and underwent prescribed medication treatment; in December 2018 he underwent chemotherapy after the cancer was found to have progressed. Miller died at home in Chesapeake Beach from the effects of the disease on January 15, 2021.

References

(January 25, 1964). "Commencement exercises". [[University of Maryland College Park]].
(January 10, 2019). "Md. Senate President Mike Miller has metastasized prostate cancer, faces chemo". [[The Washington Post]].
(October 15, 2015). "About Mike".
(December 24, 2020). "Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Maryland Senate President Emeritus". Maryland State Archives.
(June 29, 2020). "University of Maryland Main Administration Building Named for Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr.". University of Maryland.
(March 16, 2017). "Maryland delegate's effort to allow child abuse lawsuits clears hurdle". The Baltimore Sun.
Waldman, Tyler. (October 24, 2019). "Miller Steps Down As Senate President". [[WBAL (AM)]].
Kelleher, Colleen. (December 23, 2020). "Mike Miller resigning from Maryland Senate after more than 45 years". [[WTOP-FM]].
(October 24, 2019). "Following Health Issues, Maryland Senate President Mike Miller Steps Down". WAMU.
(January 10, 2019). "Longtime Maryland Senate leader diagnosed with cancer". [[KTIV]].
(January 15, 2021). "Mike Miller, longest-serving Maryland Senate president, dies at 78".

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