Nick Miller (politician)

Nick Miller
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byJohn Yudichak
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationPennsylvania State University (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MPA) (ML)
Alma materAllentown Central Catholic High School
WebsiteCampaign website

Nicholas P. Miller[1] (b. circa 1995[2]) is an American politician and businessman. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 14th District since 2023.

Early life and education

A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Miller is the son of Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michele Varricchio. He graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 2013 and subsequently attended Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in finance in 2017.[3] He also holds two degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, a MPA from Fels Institute of Government and a Master of Studies in Law or specifically Master in Law (ML) from University of Pennsylvania Law School.[4]

Career

Miller worked as a project management consultant for IBM before becoming a part-time realtor in Allentown.[3] He was elected to the Allentown School Board in November 2019 and served as the board's vice president from 2020 to 2021.[3]

Pennsylvania State Senate

During the 2021 redistricting process, Pennsylvania's 14th Senate District was relocated from Northeastern Pennsylvania to the Lehigh Valley.[5] Miller narrowly won the 2022 Democratic primary for the open seat, defeating his closest competitor by only 48 votes.[6][7] He went on to win the general election, defeating Republican Dean Browning.[8] At the age of 28, Miller was the youngest person elected to the State Senate in 135 years.[4][9] In 2024, Miller was elected as Senate Democrats' policy committee chairman.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2022 General Election Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Official Returns LEHIGH". electionreturns.pa.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ Reinhard, Katherine (November 10, 2022). "For three open seats in Legislature, Lehigh Valley picks two Democrats, one Republican". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
  3. ^ a b c Reinhard, Katherine (April 27, 2022). "Three Democrats running in sprawling state Senate's 14th District". Armchair Lehigh Valley.
  4. ^ a b Tercha, Sharon (January 6, 2023). "Penn State grad Nick Miller sworn in as youngest Pa. senator in 123 years". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ Ulrich, Steve (February 10, 2022). "What's Next for John Yudichak and NEPA?". PoliticsPA.
  6. ^ Ulrich, Steve (September 16, 2022). "Five PA Senate Races Dems Are Watching". PoliticsPA.
  7. ^ Orenstein, Robert H. (May 27, 2022). "Democrat Miller claims victory in close Lehigh Valley Senate race; Zrinski not ready to concede". Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
  8. ^ Mueller, Sarah (November 9, 2022). "Nick Miller outlasts Dean Browning for Lehigh Valley's new state Senate seat". Lehigh Valley News.
  9. ^ Murphy, Jan (January 4, 2023). "Meet the 2023-24 Pa. General Assembly: Diversity, historic firsts and a doc in the House". PennLive Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ^ Sweitzer, Justin (November 13, 2024). "Following The Leaders". City & State Pennsylvania. Retrieved 15 November 2024.