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'''Thomas John (Tom) Miller''' (born August 11, 1944) is an attorney and the current [[State Attorney General|Attorney General]] of the State of Iowa.
'''Thomas John (Tom) Miller''' (born August 11, 1944) is an attorney and the current [[State Attorney General|Attorney General]] of the State of Iowa.

== Early life and education ==
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.

==Early career==
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 ==
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 [[Iowa Democratic Party|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==
==References==

Revision as of 09:05, 14 March 2013

For other people named Thomas Miller, see Thomas Miller (disambiguation).
Tom Miller
31st and 33rd
Iowa Attorney General
In office
2010–2014
Preceded byBonnie Campbell
In office
1979–1991
Preceded byRichard C. Turner
Personal details
Born (1944-08-11) August 11, 1944 (age 80)
Dubuque, Iowa
Political partyDemocratic Party of Iowa
SpouseHolli Miller
ChildrenMatt
ResidenceDes Moines, Iowa
Alma materLoras College
Harvard Law School
ProfessionAttorney

Thomas John (Tom) Miller (born August 11, 1944) is an attorney and the current Attorney General of the State of Iowa.

References

Iowa Official Register Iowa Official Register p. 9-10

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