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Helen Miller
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 49th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2003
Preceded byDick Myers
Personal details
BornNewark, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEdward
ResidenceFort Dodge, Iowa
WebsiteMiller'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.

Bildung

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 MillerDemocratic5,80760.5
Richard Ike Nelson Republican3,78939.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [2]
District 49		Democratic hold Helen Miller*Democraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [3]
District 49		Democratic hold Helen Miller*Democraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [4]
District 49
Turnout: 13,251		Democratic hold Helen Miller*Democratic7,90159.6
Michael J. Littzen Republican5,33840.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [5]
District 49
Turnout: 9,529		Democratic hold Helen Miller*Democratic4,85751.0
Matt Alcazar Republican4,51247.4
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012 [6]
District 9
Turnout: 13,773		Democratic hold Helen Miller*Democratic8,32360.43
Matt Alcazar Republican5,43539.46

References

  1. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 32. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 28. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  3. ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 37. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  4. ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  5. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 90. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  6. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 6, 2012". Iowa Secretary of State. 2012-11-07. p. 90. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
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