Ross Miller

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Ross Miller is an American politician of the Democratic Party and the current Secretary of State of Nevada. Elected at the age of 30, he was the youngest Secretary of State in the history of Nevada and currently the youngest Secretary of State in the country.^[1]

Contents 1 Education and career 2 Family 3 Election 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Education and career

Miller earned his undergraduate degree at Stanford University, during which time he worked as an intern for President Bill Clinton. He later received dual advanced degrees in Law and a Masters in Business administration from Loyola Marymount University. Miller became a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County, Nevada. His record as a prosecutor led John Walsh to appear in a campaign ad for him during his race for Secretary of State.^[2]

[edit] Family

Miller was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of three siblings, to Sandy Miller and former two-term governor of Nevada Bob Miller (Nevada governor). Ross Miller and his wife Lesley had their first child, Cameron Elise, on July 17, 2006.

[edit] Election

Miller was elected in 2006, defeating Republican Danny Tarkanian with 48.73% of the vote.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Secretary of State website
• 2006 campaign website

Preceded by Dean Heller

Nevada Secretary of State 2007-

Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e State Secretaries of State in the United States     AL: Beth Chapman AK: No such office AR: Charlie Daniels AZ: Jan Brewer CA: Debra Bowen CO: Mike Coffman CT: Susan Bysiewicz DE: Harriett Smith Windsor FL: Kurt S. Browning GA: Karen Handel HI: No such office ID: Ben Ysursa IL: Jesse White IN: Todd Rokita IA: Michael Mauro KS: Ron Thornburgh KY: Trey Grayson LA: Jay Dardenne MD: Dennis Schnepfe MA: Bill Galvin ME: Matthew Dunlap MI: Terri Lynn Land MN: Mark Ritchie MS: Delbert Hosemann MO: Robin Carnahan MT: Brad Johnson NE: John Gale NV: Ross Miller NH: Bill Gardner NJ: Nina Mitchell Wells NM: Mary Herrera NY: Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez NC: Elaine Marshall ND: Al Jaeger OH: Jennifer Brunner OK: M. Susan Savage OR: Bill Bradbury PA: Pedro Cortes RI: Ralph Mollis SC: Mark Hammond SD: Chris Nelson TN: Riley Darnell TX: Phil Wilson UT: No such office VT: Deborah Markowitz VA: Katherine Hanley WA: Sam Reed WV: Betty Ireland WI: Doug LaFollette WY: Max Maxfield *In states without a Secretary of State, the Lt. Governor may perform some of the typical functions of a Secretary of State, but the offices are not the same.