Tom Miller (politician)
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| Tom Miller | |
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| 31st and 33rd Iowa Attorney General |
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| Assumed office 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Bonnie Campbell |
| In office 1979–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Richard C. Turner |
| Succeeded by | Bonnie Campbell |
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| Born | August 11, 1944 Dubuque, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Iowa |
| Spouse(s) | Holli Miller |
| Children | Matt |
| Residence | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Loras College Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
Thomas John (Tom) Miller (born August 11, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who currently serves as the Attorney General of Iowa.
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Early life and education[edit]
Miller was raised in Dubuque, Iowa. He graduated from Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, earned his undergraduate degree at Loras College in Dubuque, and completed his law degree at Harvard Law School in 1969. [1]
Early career[edit]
He served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Baltimore for one year and as a legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. John Culver of Iowa, worked for the Baltimore Legal Aid Bureau, and taught at the University of Maryland School of Law.
Miller returned to northeast Iowa in 1973 and opened a law practice in McGregor, Iowa. He served as the city attorney for McGregor and Marquette for five years.
Terms in office[edit]
Miller was first elected Attorney General of Iowa in 1978. He is serving his eighth four-year term as of 2013, and is the longest-serving state attorney general in the nation. He was re-elected in 1982 and 1986. In 1990 he ran for governor; however, he failed to obtain the Democratic Party's nomination. He worked in private practice with the Des Moines office of the Faegre & Benson Law Firm. Miller was again elected Attorney General of Iowa in 1994, and was re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010.
References[edit]
- ^ "Attorney General Tom Miller Biography". Iowa Department of Justice. Retrieved April 05, 2013.
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