Difference between revisions of "Mark Miller"
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Senator Miller is the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Chair of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources. He also serves on the Joint Audit Committee, the Joint Legislative Council Committee, the Joint Committee on Employment Relations, the Joint Committee on Policy Information and Technology and the Claims Board. | Senator Miller is the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Chair of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources. He also serves on the Joint Audit Committee, the Joint Legislative Council Committee, the Joint Committee on Employment Relations, the Joint Committee on Policy Information and Technology and the Claims Board. | ||
| − | He also served on the Governor’s Task Force to Improve Access to Oral Health (2005), the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the Child Welfare Program Enhancement Plan Implementation Team, and the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County. | + | He also served on the Governor’s Task Force to Improve Access to Oral Health (2005), the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the Child Welfare Program Enhancement Plan Implementation Team, and the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County.<ref>[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen16/news/miller/bio.html Mark Miller, official Sate Senate bio]</ref> |
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| + | Mark Miller graduated from Middleton High School, received his Bachelor of Science from UW-Madison in 1973. He also attended the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development in 1999 and the Fleming Fellows Leadership Institute in 2002.<ref>[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen16/news/miller/bio.html Mark Miller, official Sate Senate bio]</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Before being elected to the State Senate, Senator Miller served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from January of 1999 to January of 2005. Senator Miller also served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors and was a military pilot in the Air National Guard, retiring in 1995 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. | + | Before being elected to the State Senate, Senator Miller served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from January of 1999 to January of 2005. Senator Miller also served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors and was a military pilot in the Air National Guard, retiring in 1995 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.<ref>[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen16/news/miller/bio.html Mark Miller, official Sate Senate bio]</ref> |
==Positions== | ==Positions== | ||
Senator Miller is a leading advocate in health care reform and has led the fight to pass a statewide health care plan in Wisconsin. He is committed to making health care both affordable and accessible. He is the author of legislation requiring health care coverage be provided for Wisconsin residents and children. He has continued to work to find effective and reasonably priced solutions to prescription drug costs and assure good quality health care for all Wisconsin citizens. | Senator Miller is a leading advocate in health care reform and has led the fight to pass a statewide health care plan in Wisconsin. He is committed to making health care both affordable and accessible. He is the author of legislation requiring health care coverage be provided for Wisconsin residents and children. He has continued to work to find effective and reasonably priced solutions to prescription drug costs and assure good quality health care for all Wisconsin citizens. | ||
| − | Senator Miller is committed to sound environmental policy and conservation. Miller strongly believes it is imperative to prevent contaminated drinking water, reduce runoff pollution into Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers and streams and make Wisconsin more energy self-sufficient. He is the author of legislation that will "reduce our dependence on imported energy, create jobs and encourage a cleaner environment". | + | Senator Miller is committed to sound environmental policy and conservation. Miller strongly believes it is imperative to prevent contaminated drinking water, reduce runoff pollution into Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers and streams and make Wisconsin more energy self-sufficient. He is the author of legislation that will "reduce our dependence on imported energy, create jobs and encourage a cleaner environment".<ref>[http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/sen16/news/miller/bio.html Mark Miller, official Sate Senate bio]</ref> |
==DSA support 2004== | ==DSA support 2004== | ||
Revision as of 04:59, 18 February 2011
Template:TOCnestleft Mark Miller is a State Senator from Wisconsin.
Miller is serving his first term in the Wisconsin Senate. He serves the 16th Senate District which includes parts of Dane County, Columbia County and the Village and Town of Merrimac in Sauk County. He was elected on November 2, 2004 and was sworn in on January 3, 2005.
Senator Miller is the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Chair of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources. He also serves on the Joint Audit Committee, the Joint Legislative Council Committee, the Joint Committee on Employment Relations, the Joint Committee on Policy Information and Technology and the Claims Board.
He also served on the Governor’s Task Force to Improve Access to Oral Health (2005), the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the Child Welfare Program Enhancement Plan Implementation Team, and the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County.[1]
Education
Mark Miller graduated from Middleton High School, received his Bachelor of Science from UW-Madison in 1973. He also attended the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development in 1999 and the Fleming Fellows Leadership Institute in 2002.[2]
Career
Before being elected to the State Senate, Senator Miller served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from January of 1999 to January of 2005. Senator Miller also served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors and was a military pilot in the Air National Guard, retiring in 1995 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[3]
Positions
Senator Miller is a leading advocate in health care reform and has led the fight to pass a statewide health care plan in Wisconsin. He is committed to making health care both affordable and accessible. He is the author of legislation requiring health care coverage be provided for Wisconsin residents and children. He has continued to work to find effective and reasonably priced solutions to prescription drug costs and assure good quality health care for all Wisconsin citizens.
Senator Miller is committed to sound environmental policy and conservation. Miller strongly believes it is imperative to prevent contaminated drinking water, reduce runoff pollution into Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers and streams and make Wisconsin more energy self-sufficient. He is the author of legislation that will "reduce our dependence on imported energy, create jobs and encourage a cleaner environment".[4]
DSA support 2004
In Democratic Socialists of America's Democratic Left Winter 2004/2005, Theresa Alt wrote;[5]
- We reported on the candidates that DSAers were supporting in the last issue of Democratic Left. How did they do?
- In Wisconsin, progressive incumbents Feingold, Baldwin and Obey won. In a race for an open state senate seat, the favored Mark Miller won handily. However, progressive insurgent Bryan Kennedy lost badly..
Supported Progressive Health Care Reform
In late 2009, Mark Miller was one of more than 1,000 state legislators to sign a letter entitled "State Legislators for Progressive Health Care Reform". The letter was a project of the Progressive States Network and was developed in consultation with national health care reform advocates, including the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Community Catalyst, Families USA, Herndon Alliance, National Women's Law Center, Northeast Action, SEIU, and Universal Health Care Action Network. The letter reads in part,[6]
- "Failure to pass national comprehensive health reform now will further jeopardize state and local budgets, undermining public services like education, public safety, and transportation infrastructure... We, the undersigned, call on President Obama and the Congress to enact bold and comprehensive health care reform this year – based on these principles and a strong federal-state collaboration – and pledge our support as state legislators and allies in pursuit of guaranteed, high quality, affordable health care for all."