Bob Miller (Nevada governor)

Bob Miller
26th Governor of Nevada
In office January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999
Lieutenant	Sue Wagner Lonnie Hammargren
Preceded by	Richard Bryan
Succeeded by	Kenny Guinn
29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In office January 5, 1987 – January 3, 1989
Governor	Richard Bryan
Preceded by	Bob Cashell
Succeeded by	Sue Wagner
Personal details
Born	Robert Joseph Miller (1945-03-30) March 30, 1945 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sandy Miller
Residence	Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Alma mater	Santa Clara University Loyola Law School
Profession	Attorney and politician
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Military service
Service/branch	United States Army Reserve United States Air Force Reserve
Years of service	1967–1973
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Robert Joseph "Bob" Miller (born March 30, 1945) is an American attorney and politician. He was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada, serving from 1989 to 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

The son of a Chicago bookie, Bob Miller moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada, and graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 1963 with honors. He graduated from Santa Clara University in 1967, earning a degree in political science. Miller received his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California.

Miller served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1967 to 1973, and later in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He served as Clark County Deputy District Attorney from 1971 to 1973. In 1978 Miller was elected Clark County District Attorney, and in 1982 became the first holder of that office to win re-election.^[1] He was president of the National District Attorneys Association in 1984.

Elected the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 1986, Miller was sworn in for a four-year term on January 5, 1987. On January 3, 1989, Miller succeeded to the governorship when Richard Bryan resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. Miller was elected to two full four-year terms as Governor, in 1990 and 1994, and served until January 4, 1999; his ten years in office make him Nevada's longest-serving governor. Lifetime term limits prevented him from seeking re-election in 1998. In 1997-1998 Miller was chairman of the National Governors Association.^[1]

After leaving office, Miller worked for the law firm of Jones Vargas in its Las Vegas office from 1999–2005. During the 2008 presidential campaign he co-chaired Hillary Clinton's Governors Council.^[2]

Miller presently serves on the board of directors of Wynn Resorts and International Game Technology.^[1] He is the Principal of Robert J. Miller Consulting, which provides business to government and business to business advice and assistance. He is also a senior advisor with Dutko Worldwide, a bipartisan government relations company headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[3]

Miller's autobiography, Son of a Gambling Man, was released by Thomas Dunne Books in 2013.^[4]

Miller is married and has three children, including Ross Miller, who was elected as Nevada Secretary of State in 2006, Corrine Liebe who lives in New York with her husband, and Megan Miller, who attends law school in Los Angeles. He currently lives in Henderson, Nevada.

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