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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox state representative
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Helen Miller
| name = Helen Miller
| image = Helen Miller - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
| image = Helen Miller - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| image_size = 150px
| caption = 84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
| state_house = Iowa
| state_house = Iowa
| district = 9th
| district = 9th
| term_start = January 13, 2003
| term_start = January 13, 2003
| term_end =
| term_end = January 14, 2019
| predecessor = [[Mike Cormack]]
| predecessor = [[Mike Cormack]]
| successor =
| successor = [[Ann Meyer]]
| prior_term = 49th (2003–2013)
| prior_term = 49th (2003–2013)
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1945}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1945}}
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| spouse = Edward
| spouse = Edward
| relations =
| relations =
| children = 3 children
| children = 3
| residence = [[Fort Dodge, Iowa]]
| residence = [[Fort Dodge, Iowa]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[Howard University]]<br />[[Our Lady of the Lake University]]<br />[[Georgetown University Law Center]]
| education = [[Howard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Our Lady of the Lake University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br />[[Georgetown University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| occupation =
| occupation =
| profession = Attorney/Arts Educator
| religion =
| signature =
| website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=219 legis.iowa.gov/...]
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}


'''Helen Miller''' (born 1945)<ref>http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=219</ref> is the Iowa State Representative from the 9th District. A [[Iowa Democratic Party|Democrat]], she has served in the [[Iowa House of Representatives]] since 2003.
'''Helen Miller''' (born 1945)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=219|title = State Representative}}</ref> is an American politician who served as a member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]] from 2003 to 2019.


==Education==
==Education==
Miller was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]], and attended South Side High School (now [[Malcolm X Shabazz High School]]) there. She graduated from [[Howard University]] in [[Washington, DC]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] 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]].
Miller was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]], and attended South Side High School (now [[Malcolm X Shabazz High School]]).<ref>[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/History_Docs/85th GA/85_miller_helen_webster.pdf Representative Helen Miller]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Iowa Legislature]]. Accessed December 4, 2017. "Education: She attended South Side High School in Newark, New Jersey"</ref> She graduated from [[Howard University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] 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]].


==Career==
==State legislature==
{{As of|January 2013}}, Miller serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Transportation committees. She also serves as the [[ranking member]] of the Agriculture Committee. Her political experience includes serving as an assistant minority leader in the Iowa House (2005–2006) and an assistant majority leader<!-- 2007 to when? -->.
In the [[Iowa House of Representatives]], Miller served on several committees, including the Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Transportation committees. She also serves as the [[ranking member]] of the Agriculture Committee. Her political experience includes serving as an assistant minority leader in the Iowa House (2005–2006) and an assistant majority leader<!-- 2007 to when? -->.

==Electoral history==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>incumbent
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| 49th District contests
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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/PRI_StateRep.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, 2002 Primary Election 6/4/2002 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date=2002-07-01 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=21 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 1,190
| result =
| winner = Hellen Miller
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 1,185
| winner_percent = 99.58%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2002]]
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2002 General Election 11/5/2002 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=32 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 9,603
| result = (newly redistricted)
| winner = Hellen Miller
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 4,807
| winner_percent = 50.06%
| candidate2 = Richard Ike Nelson
| candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes = 3,789
| candidate2_percent = 39.46%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/primary/PrimaryCanvassSummaryFinal.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 Primary Election 6/8/2004 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 778
| result =
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 776
| winner_percent = 99.74%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2004]]
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 General Election 11/2/2004 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 10,394
| result = hold
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 10,284
| winner_percent = 98.94%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2006/primary/2006PrimaryElectionOfficialResults.pdf |title=2006 Primary Election, Official Results |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 1,821
| result =
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 1,818
| winner_percent = 99.84%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006]]
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/GenOffResults.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date=2006-11-21 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=37 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 9,732
| result = hold
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 7,709
| winner_percent = 79.21%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialResultsReport2008Primary.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date=2008-06-19 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=171 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 1,142
| result =
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 975
| winner_percent = 85.38%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008]]
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf |title=State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=47 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 13,839
| result = hold
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 7,901
| winner_percent = 57.09%
| candidate2 = Michael J. Littzen
| candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes = 5,338
| candidate2_percent = 38.57%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/canvsummary.pdf |title=Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 1,367
| result =
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 1,052
| winner_percent = 76.96%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010]]
| election_note = District 49
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=90 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 9,529
| result = hold
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 4,857
| winner_percent = 50.97%
| candidate2 = Matt Alcazar
| candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes = 4,512
| candidate2_percent = 47.35%
}}
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| headalign=center
| textalign=right}}
|}

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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012
| election_note = District 9
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=77 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 508
| result =
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 458
| winner_percent = 90.16%
}}
{{Compact election box no change
| election_title = [[Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012|Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012]]
| election_note = District 9
| election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=[[Iowa Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=55 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| turnout_votes = 14,276
| result = (newly redistricted)
| winner = Hellen Miller*
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 8,399
| winner_percent = 58.83%
| candidate2 = Matt Alcazar
| candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes = 5,450
| candidate2_percent = 38.18%
}}
{{Compact election box no change end}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Portal|Iowa}}
{{Portal|Iowa}}
* [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=219 Representative Helen Miller] ''official Iowa General Assembly site''
* [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=219 Representative Helen Miller] ''official Iowa General Assembly site''
* [http://www.house.iowa.gov/miller/ Helen Miller State Representative] ''official constituency site''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100717211312/http://www.house.iowa.gov/miller/ Helen Miller State Representative] ''official constituency site''
* [http://iowahouse.org/2009/03/19/member-profile-helen-miller/ Member Profile: Helen Miller] ''Iowa House of Representatives: House Democrats''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726195516/http://iowahouse.org/2009/03/19/member-profile-helen-miller/ Member Profile: Helen Miller] ''Iowa House of Representatives: House Democrats''
* {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=32595 | fec= | congress= }}
* {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=32595 | fec= | congress= }}
* [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4827 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
* [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4827 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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| title = 49th District
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| before = [[Dick Myers]]
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| title = 9th District
| before = [[Stewart Iverson]]
| before = [[Stewart Iverson]]
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Revision as of 05:08, 10 February 2024

Helen Miller
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 9th district
49th (2003–2013)
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byMike Cormack
Succeeded byAnn Meyer
Personal details
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEdward
Children3
Residence(s)Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
BildungHoward University (BA)
Our Lady of the Lake University (MA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Helen Miller (born 1945)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019.

Bildung

Miller was born in Newark, New Jersey, and attended South Side High School (now Malcolm X Shabazz High School).[2] She graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C., with a Bachelor of Arts 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.

Career

In the Iowa House of Representatives, Miller served on several committees, including the Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Transportation committees. She also serves as the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee. Her political experience includes serving as an assistant minority leader in the Iowa House (2005–2006) and an assistant majority leader.

References

  1. ^ "State Representative".
  2. ^ GA/85_miller_helen_webster.pdf Representative Helen Miller[permanent dead link], Iowa Legislature. Accessed December 4, 2017. "Education: She attended South Side High School in Newark, New Jersey"
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