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On January 13, 2020, his first day as a state representative in his third term, Miller was among twenty-three Moderate Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for Clay Schexnayder, whose election as House [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers along with two [[Independent]] legislators, and the Republican dissenters. Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] made contacts on Schexnayder's behalf. The forty-five conservative Republicans in the House were outfoxed by the twenty-three Moderates.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
On January 13, 2020, his first day as a state representative in his third term, Miller was among twenty-three Moderate Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for Clay Schexnayder, whose election as House [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers along with two [[Independent]] legislators, and the Republican dissenters. Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] made contacts on Schexnayder's behalf. The forty-five conservative Republicans in the House were outfoxed by the twenty-three Moderates.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
On October 14, 2023, Miller ran for the District 19 seat in the state Senate gainst the Democrat Marilyn Bellock. The seat was vacated by the retiring Democrat Gary L. Smith, Jr.
On October 14, 2023, Miller won the District 19 seat in the state Senate with 69 percent of the vote in a race against the Democrat Marilyn Bellock. The seat was vacated by the retiring Democrat Gary L. Smith, Jr.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14 2023.</ref>
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