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Biography
Adam Clay Miller is the state representative for the 17th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Democrat. The district consists of portions of Columbus including Hilltop, Franklinton and the Southside as well as Valleyview and Marble Cliff in Franklin County.
Life and career
Miller was born in Columbus, Ohio and is the fourth-generation of his family to call the Hilltop neighborhood home. He is a graduate of Capital University, and today is a partner with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister. In 1998, Miller ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress against Deborah Pryce. He lost again in 2004, this time for a seat on the Ohio State Board of Education.
A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, Miller is a Judge Advocate General’s Corps officer. He did a tour of Afghanistan in 2004. Formerly, Miller served on the Grandview Heights City School Board. He is married with two children and resides in Marble Cliff.
Ohio House of Representatives
In 2016, Representative Michael Curtin decided not to seek a third term. Opting to seek the Democratic nomination, Miller defeated Matt Jolson 58% to 42%. This was despite Miller not being endorsed by the Franklin County Democratic Party.
In a safely Democratic seat, Miller won the general election against Republican John Rush by only a 54% to 46% margin, much closer than anticipated. Miller is only the second person to hold this seat, after Curtin, since it was established in 2013.