Helen Miller

Helen Miller
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 49th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Preceded by Dick Myers
Personal details
Born Newark, New Jersey
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Edward
Residence Fort Dodge, Iowa
Website Miller's website

Helen Miller is the Iowa State Representative from the 49th District and is an assistant majority leader. A Democrat, she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003.

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Education

Miller attended South Side High School (now Malcolm X Shabazz High School) in Newark, NJ. She graduated from Howard University in Washington, DC with a Bachelors in Business Administration and was initiated as a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She later earned a Master of Science in Library Sciences from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. She earned her Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.

State legislature

As of November 2011, Miller serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa and Natural Resources committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee and as a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, the Advisory Council for Agricultural Education, and the International Relations Advisory Council. Her political experience includes serving as an assistant minority leader in the Iowa House (2005–2006) and an assistant majority leader (2007 to present).

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [1]
District 49
Turnout: 9,603		 Democratic (newly redistricted) Helen Miller Democratic 5,807 60.5
Richard Ike Nelson Republican 3,789 39.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [2]
District 49		 Democratic hold Helen Miller* Democratic unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [3]
District 49		 Democratic hold Helen Miller* Democratic unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [4]
District 49
Turnout: 13,251		 Democratic hold Helen Miller* Democratic 7,901 59.6
Michael J. Littzen Republican 5,338 40.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [5]
District 49
Turnout: 9,529		 Democratic hold Helen Miller* Democratic 4,857 51.0
Matt Alcazar Republican 4,512 47.4

References

  1. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 32. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  2. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 28. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  3. ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 37. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  4. ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  5. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 90. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 

External links

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Dick Myers		 49th District
2003 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
84th General Assembly (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Jeff Kaufmann (R) • Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R) • Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (D)
  1.    Jeremy Taylor (R)
  2.    Chris Hall (D)
  3.    Chuck Soderberg (R)
  4.    Dwayne Alons (R)
  5.    Royd Chambers (R)
  6.    Jeff Smith (R)
  7.    John Wittneben (D)
  8.    Tom W. Shaw (R)
  9.    Stewart Iverson (R)
  10.    Dave Deyoe (R)
  11.    Henry Rayhons (R)
  12.    Linda Upmeyer (R)
  13.    Sharon S. Steckman (D)
  14.    Josh Byrnes (R)
  15.    Brian Quirk (D)
  16.    Bob Hager (R)
  17.    Pat Grassley (R)
  18.    Andrew Wenthe (D)
  19.    Bob Kressig (D)
  20.    Walt Rogers (R)
  21.    Anesa Kajtazovic (D)
  22.    Deborah Berry (D)
  23.    Dan Rasmussen (R)
  24.    Roger Thomas (D)
  25.    Brian Moore (R)
  1.    Mary Wolfe (D)
  2.    Charles Isenhart (D)
  3.    Pat Murphy (D)
  4.    Nathan Willems (D)
  5.    David Jacoby (D)
  6.    Lee Hein (R)
  7.    Steven Lukan (R)
  8.    Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
  9.    Todd Taylor (D)
  10.    Kraig Paulsen (R)
  11.    Nick Wagner (R)
  12.    Renee Schulte (R)
  13.    Tyler Olson (D)
  14.    Dawn Pettengill (R)
  15.    Lance Horbach (R)
  16.    Dan Kelley (D)
  17.    Kim Pearson (R)
  18.    Mark Smith (D)
  19.    Annette Sweeney (R)
  20.    Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
  21.    Lisa Heddens (D)
  22.    Ralph Watts (R)
  23.    Chip Baltimore (R)
  24.    Helen Miller (D)
  25.    Dave Tjepkes (R)
  1.    Dan Muhlbauer (D)
  2.    Gary Worthan (R)
  3.    Dan Huseman (R)
  4.    Ron Jorgensen (R)
  5.    Jason Schultz (R)
  6.    Matt Windschitl (R)
  7.    Jack Drake (R)
  8.    Clel Baudler (R)
  9.    Chris Hagenow (R)
  10.    Peter Cownie (R)
  11.    Jo Oldson (D)
  12.    Brett Hunter (D)
  13.    Scott Raecker (R)
  14.    Janet Petersen (D)
  15.    Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
  16.    Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
  17.    Kevin McCarthy (D)
  18.    Rick Olson (D)
  19.    Erik Helland (R)
  20.    Kevin Koester (R)
  21.    Jim Van Engelenhoven (R)
  22.    Rich Arnold (R)
  23.    Julian Garrett (R)
  24.    Glen Massie (R)
  25.    Guy Vander Linden (R)
  1.    Betty De Boef (R)
  2.    Mary Mascher (D)
  3.    Vicki Lensing (D)
  4.    Jeff Kaufmann (R)
  5.    Mark Lofgren (R)
  6.    Phyllis Thede (D)
  7.    Linda Miller (R)
  8.    Steven Olson (R)
  9.    Ross Paustian (R)
  10.    Jim Lykam (D)
  11.    Cindy Winckler (D)
  12.    Tom Sands (R)
  13.    Dennis Cohoon (D)
  14.    Jarad Klein (R)
  15.    Curt Hanson (D)
  16.    Dave Heaton (R)
  17.    Jerry Kearns (D)
  18.    Mary Gaskill (D)
  19.    Kurt Swaim (D)
  20.    Joel Fry (R)
  21.    Cecil Dolecheck (R)
  22.    Rich Anderson (R)
  23.    Greg Forristall (R)
  24.    Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
  25.    Mark Brandenburg (R)