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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Douglas Ray "Doug" Miller, I
|image=Doug Miller of TX.jpg
|caption=
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office= [[Texas]] State Representative<br> for District 73 (Comal, Gillespite, and Kendall counties)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=2009
|term_end=2017
|preceded=[[Nathan Macias]]
|succeeded=Kyle Biedermann
|birth_date=July 14, 1954
|birth_place=New Braunfels, Comal County]]<br>Texas, USA
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|residence=New Braunfels, Texas
|religion=[[Christianity]]
|spouse=Anne Mund Miller
|children=Douglas Miller, II<br>
Amanda Miller
|alma_mater=Texas State University
}}
'''Douglas Ray Miller, I''', known as '''Doug Miller''' (born July 14, 1954),<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/102045/doug-miller#.UwgFB8uPIfg|title=Doug Miller's Political Summary|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> is an [[insurance]] agent in his native [[New Braunfels, Texas|New Braunfels]], [[Texas]], who served from 2009 to 2017 as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican] ] state representative for District 73, which encompasses Comal, Gillespie, and Kendall counties in the eastern portion of the Hill Country.
On May 24, 2016, Miller was defeated in the Republican primary [[runoff election]] by [[Kyle Biedermann]], who polled
10,481 votes (55.4 percent) to Miller's 8,438 (44.6 percent).<ref>Madlin Mekelburg and John Reynolds. [https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/25/brief-may-25-2016/ The Brief: Low Turnout in Runoffs Nonetheless Yields Notable Results], ''The Texas Tribune,'' May 24, 2016.</ref>
==Background==
In 1976 Miller obtained a degree in law enforcement from Texas State University in San Marcos,<ref name=votesmart/> north of New Braunfels on Interstate 35. He operates Miller & Miller Insurance. He and his wife, the former Anne Mund (born c. 1957), were once named "Small Business Persons of the Year" by the City of New Braunfels,<ref name=bio/> of which he is a former [[mayor]] and city council member.<ref name=house/> The couple has two children, Douglas, II, the vice president of Miller & Miller, and Amanda, a political campaign consultant.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/doug-miller/#ui-tabs-1|title=State Rep. Doug Miller District 73 (R-New Braunfels)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref><ref name=house/>
Miller sits on the board of directors of First State Bank in New Braunfels in Comal County. He has also been heavily involved in matters of water development and conservation with service on the Region L State Water Planning Group and as a past chairman of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.<ref name=bio/> Miller is a former president of the Comal County Fair Association, the Wurstfest festival (the New Braunfels equivalent of Oktoberfest), the Comal County [[United Way]], and the Greater New Braunfels [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He is also a former president of the New Braunfels Jaycees..<ref name=votesmart/>
==Political life==
In the 2008 Republican [[primary]] election, Miller unseated the [[conservative]] one-term Representative [[Nathan Macias]], a businessman from [[Bulverde, Texas|Bulverde]], by 17 votes, 14,684 (50.02 percent) to 14,667 (49.97 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=2008 Republican primary election returns|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref> In the 2006 Republican primary Macias had unseated the former Republican representative, [[Carter Casteel]], by forty-six votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=2006 Republican primary election returns|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref> In the 2008 [[general election]], Miller defeated a Democrat, Daniel Boone, 58,118 (69.4 percent) to 21,732 (26 percent). Another 4.6 percent of the vote went to the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nominee, Shannon Beckett McCracken.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 4, 2008.</ref>
In 2012, Miller won Republican re-nomination, 16,994 (75.1 percent) to Rob Smith's 5,633 votes (24.9 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, May 29, 2012.</ref> Miller won in the 2012 general election with 88.2 percent of the group against another Libertarian candidate, Miller polled more raw votes, 64,029, than any other state House candidate in Texas that year.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=73|title=Biography of Doug Miller|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref>
In his third legislative session in 2013, Miller voted to forbid [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]] and to increase medical requirements and licensing of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> Texas [[Right to Life]] rated him overall 76 percent favorable in 2013, compared to 60 percent in his second term in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>
In 2013, Miller supported legislation to provide marshals for school security. He voted against the bill to authorize [[immunization]] of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House nevertheless approved, 71-61. He voted for the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted for the law which prohibits texting while driving. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against an "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61. He voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms, and he co-sponsored the law which allows college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted against term limits for certain officials. He voted for the [[redistricting]] bills for the Texas House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/102045/doug-miller#.UwgFvsuPIfg|title=Doug MIller's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party who later broke with Schlafly over the [[Donald Trump]] candidacy, rated Miller 71 percent favorable, 25 points below the rating for preceding Representative [[Nathan Macias]]. Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 64 percent. The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, rated him 47 percent in 2013 and 50 percent in 2011. The Texas Association of Business gave Miller a cumulative score of 89 percent. He ranked 57 percent in 2013 from the Texas League of Conservation Voters; the [[Sierra Club]] rated him 38 percent favorable. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/102045/doug-miller#.UwgHUsuPIfg|title=Doug Miller's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>ary 21, 2014}}</ref>
An ally of [[Joe Straus]], the former Texas House [[Speaker]] from [[San Antonio]],<ref>David Saleh Rauf, "Straus among GOP establishment in fights with tea part," ''The San Antonio Express-News,'' February 27, 2016, pp. 1, A10</ref> Miller led two intra-party opponents in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016. He received 18,509 votes (43.5 percent) to 16,963 (39.8 percent) for the runner-up, Kyle Biedermann. The remaining but potentially critical 7,100 votes (16.7 percent) went to the third contender, Chris Byrd.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 2, 2016.
</ref><ref>''The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung," May 25, 2016.</ref
==References==
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|name=Douglas Ray "Doug" Miller, I
|image=Doug Miller of TX.jpg
|caption=
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office= [[Texas]] State Representative<br> for District 73 (Comal, Gillespite, and Kendall counties)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=2009
|term_end=2017
|preceded=[[Nathan Macias]]
|succeeded=Kyle Biedermann
|birth_date=July 14, 1954
|birth_place=New Braunfels, Comal County]]<br>Texas, USA
|occupation=[[Business]]man
|residence=New Braunfels, Texas
|religion=[[Christianity]]
|spouse=Anne Mund Miller
|children=Douglas Miller, II<br>
Amanda Miller
|alma_mater=Texas State University
}}
'''Douglas Ray Miller, I''', known as '''Doug Miller''' (born July 14, 1954),<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/102045/doug-miller#.UwgFB8uPIfg|title=Doug Miller's Political Summary|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> is an [[insurance]] agent in his native [[New Braunfels, Texas|New Braunfels]], [[Texas]], who served from 2009 to 2017 as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican] ] state representative for District 73, which encompasses Comal, Gillespie, and Kendall counties in the eastern portion of the Hill Country.
On May 24, 2016, Miller was defeated in the Republican primary [[runoff election]] by [[Kyle Biedermann]], who polled
10,481 votes (55.4 percent) to Miller's 8,438 (44.6 percent).<ref>Madlin Mekelburg and John Reynolds. [https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/25/brief-may-25-2016/ The Brief: Low Turnout in Runoffs Nonetheless Yields Notable Results], ''The Texas Tribune,'' May 24, 2016.</ref>
==Background==
In 1976 Miller obtained a degree in law enforcement from Texas State University in San Marcos,<ref name=votesmart/> north of New Braunfels on Interstate 35. He operates Miller & Miller Insurance. He and his wife, the former Anne Mund (born c. 1957), were once named "Small Business Persons of the Year" by the City of New Braunfels,<ref name=bio/> of which he is a former [[mayor]] and city council member.<ref name=house/> The couple has two children, Douglas, II, the vice president of Miller & Miller, and Amanda, a political campaign consultant.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/doug-miller/#ui-tabs-1|title=State Rep. Doug Miller District 73 (R-New Braunfels)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref><ref name=house/>
Miller sits on the board of directors of First State Bank in New Braunfels in Comal County. He has also been heavily involved in matters of water development and conservation with service on the Region L State Water Planning Group and as a past chairman of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.<ref name=bio/> Miller is a former president of the Comal County Fair Association, the Wurstfest festival (the New Braunfels equivalent of Oktoberfest), the Comal County [[United Way]], and the Greater New Braunfels [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He is also a former president of the New Braunfels Jaycees..<ref name=votesmart/>
==Political life==
In the 2008 Republican [[primary]] election, Miller unseated the [[conservative]] one-term Representative [[Nathan Macias]], a businessman from [[Bulverde, Texas|Bulverde]], by 17 votes, 14,684 (50.02 percent) to 14,667 (49.97 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=2008 Republican primary election returns|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref> In the 2006 Republican primary Macias had unseated the former Republican representative, [[Carter Casteel]], by forty-six votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=2006 Republican primary election returns|publisher=elections.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref> In the 2008 [[general election]], Miller defeated a Democrat, Daniel Boone, 58,118 (69.4 percent) to 21,732 (26 percent). Another 4.6 percent of the vote went to the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nominee, Shannon Beckett McCracken.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 4, 2008.</ref>
In 2012, Miller won Republican re-nomination, 16,994 (75.1 percent) to Rob Smith's 5,633 votes (24.9 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, May 29, 2012.</ref> Miller won in the 2012 general election with 88.2 percent of the group against another Libertarian candidate, Miller polled more raw votes, 64,029, than any other state House candidate in Texas that year.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=73|title=Biography of Doug Miller|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref>
In his third legislative session in 2013, Miller voted to forbid [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]] and to increase medical requirements and licensing of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> Texas [[Right to Life]] rated him overall 76 percent favorable in 2013, compared to 60 percent in his second term in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>
In 2013, Miller supported legislation to provide marshals for school security. He voted against the bill to authorize [[immunization]] of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House nevertheless approved, 71-61. He voted for the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted for the law which prohibits texting while driving. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against an "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61. He voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms, and he co-sponsored the law which allows college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted against term limits for certain officials. He voted for the [[redistricting]] bills for the Texas House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/102045/doug-miller#.UwgFvsuPIfg|title=Doug MIller's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], then managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party who later broke with Schlafly over the [[Donald Trump]] candidacy, rated Miller 71 percent favorable, 25 points below the rating for preceding Representative [[Nathan Macias]]. Young Conservatives of Texas ranked him 64 percent. The [[interest group]], Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, rated him 47 percent in 2013 and 50 percent in 2011. The Texas Association of Business gave Miller a cumulative score of 89 percent. He ranked 57 percent in 2013 from the Texas League of Conservation Voters; the [[Sierra Club]] rated him 38 percent favorable. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated him 92 percent.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/102045/doug-miller#.UwgHUsuPIfg|title=Doug Miller's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>ary 21, 2014}}</ref>
An ally of [[Joe Straus]], the former Texas House [[Speaker]] from [[San Antonio]],<ref>David Saleh Rauf, "Straus among GOP establishment in fights with tea part," ''The San Antonio Express-News,'' February 27, 2016, pp. 1, A10</ref> Miller led two intra-party opponents in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016. He received 18,509 votes (43.5 percent) to 16,963 (39.8 percent) for the runner-up, Kyle Biedermann. The remaining but potentially critical 7,100 votes (16.7 percent) went to the third contender, Chris Byrd.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 2, 2016.
</ref><ref>''The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung," May 25, 2016.</ref
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Doug (Texas politician)}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Mayors]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Christians]]