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Ron Miller
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BIOGRAPHY
Ron Miller of Huntingtown, Maryland is a Republican candidate for the Maryland Senate in 2010. Ron is a consultant in the information technology field, and a nine-year plus veteran of the U.S. Air Force. The married father of three writes columns for Southern Maryland Online, Red County, RegularFolksUnited.com, Pro Life Unity, and his own website, TeamRonMiller.com, in his spare time.
Ron served in the federal government from 2001 to 2004 as a senior executive with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. During that time, he was recognized by Federal Computer Week in 2002 and 2003 as one of the "Federal 100" leaders in government information technology. Ron was cited both years for his technology leadership in the homeland security arena. Since 2004, he has held senior management positions with the American Red Cross and in the private sector and is currently a homeland security principal for a major technology professional services firm.
Prior to joining the federal government, Ron was a senior requirements analyst, project manager, and division manager in the private sector from 1992 to 2001, and served in the U.S. Air Force as an air intelligence officer from 1983 to 1992, attaining the rank of Captain. His military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Mr. Miller holds a B.A. in Political Science from Texas Tech University and a M.S. in International Relations from Troy State University. Mr. Miller is active in various ministries at Chesapeake Church in Huntingtown, Maryland, and serves as the communications director for the Calvert County Republican Party. He was a Republican candidate for the Maryland Senate in 2006 and will seek that office again in 2010. Mr. Miller has been married for 24 years to the former Annik (ah-NEEK) Aeschbach of Hegenheim, France and they are the proud parents of two daughters and a son.
COMMENTARIES
Memo to Steny: Bush Doesn't Live Here Anymore
By Ron Miller | 01/22/10
SUBJECT: George W. Bush Has Left The Building ATTN: Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Hoyer: It's pretty clear that you never spent any time on active duty. You and many of your fellow Democrats have a difficult time accepting responsibility for - well, anything. When I was in the U.S. Air Force, If I had started babbling like you do about how the current deficit spending and the voter's anger over it is... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »MARYLAND |
Nelson Flips; Will the Voters Flop?
By Ron Miller | 01/15/10
Under siege from conservative activists, fellow Democratic Senators, and pro-life organizations, and his popularity plummeting in Nebraska to the point that he and his wife were booed as they left an Omaha pizza parlor last week, Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today asking him to drop the $100 million "Cornhusker Kickback" from the Senate's health bill. In the letter, Nelson... read more »
4 Comments | Related Topics »National |
Obama's Job Counting "Experts" Change the Rules -- Again
By Ron Miller | 01/13/10
As a child, did you ever play board games with someone who always changed the rules in the middle of the game to their favor? Judging from the Obama Adminstration's constantly changing measures of success for their $787 billion stimulus package, some of them must have landed in the Office of Management and Budget. When President Obama lobbied for this bill to be passed, he and his surrogates made it clear to Congress and the American people... read more »
2 Comments | Related Topics »National |
Some Bipartisan Cheer for the New Year
By Ron Miller | 01/06/10
Happy New Year! Thanks for allowing me a brief hiatus during the holidays. The time spent with family and church was most welcome, and I made significant progress on my book. 2010 is an election year - sorry to take the bloom of the New Year's rose so abruptly! - and I'm going to kick it off by praising some Democrats. Yes, you read that right. I'm sure those who want to portray me as a wild-eyed partisan are frantically flipping through... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Anne Arundel County (MD) | Calvert County (MD) | St. Mary's County (MD) | Wicomico County (MD) |
DeMint Forces Vote Over the Constitutionality of Individual Mandate
By Ron Miller | 12/22/09
It's about time. Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC) and John Ensign (R-NV) have raised a constitutional point of order against the Democrats' monstrosity of a health bill - going forward, I refuse to use the words "care" and "reform" to describe the bill, because it is neither. Specifically, they are questioning the constitutionality of the provision in the bill mandating individuals to purchase health insurance or face fines... read more »
3 Comments | Related Topics »National |
Tis the Season
By Ron Miller | 12/16/09
It's been a tough and trying year, hasn't it? The global recession is the deepest and broadest in recent history, and people are frustrated with the government's responses to it - either it's too much or it's not enough. The national and state credit cards are nearly maxed out but our elected leaders want to do more with phantom dollars, an accounting trick we individual consumers can't use. We are still a nation at war and will be for the... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Wicomico County (MD) | St. Mary's County (MD) | Calvert County (MD) | Anne Arundel County (MD) |
Barney Frank's Newest Proposal to Wreck the Economy
By Ron Miller | 12/10/09
If your teenager wrecked your car because of irresponsible behavior behind the wheel, how likely are you to let him or her drive again? I thought you’d say that. So would someone please explain to me why we are even listening to Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on any matter dealing with financial services, much less giving the new economy-wrecking legislation he’s sponsoring, H.R. 4173, the inaptly named “Wall Street Reform and... read more »
9 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) | National |
What I'd Do in the Next Session
By Ron Miller | 12/09/09
"What do you suggest we do about it?" Whenever I'm critical of the fiscal mismanagement to which the people of Maryland have been subjected by Governor Martin O'Malley, Senate president Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, and Speaker of the House of Delegates Mike Busch, and that's usually every chance I get, I find myself being challenged with that question. Although I'm tempted to point them to the numerous columns I've... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) |
Giving Them the Business
By Ron Miller | 12/02/09
With the state hemorrhaging jobs and suffering from the highest unemployment rate in 26 years, Governor Martin O’Malley’s Subcabinet on International Affairs convened a meeting of public and private sector representatives to find ways to attract more foreign investment to Maryland. What makes him think foreign firms would be amenable to relocating to Maryland when the state doesn’t respect American businesses? What do... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) | Maryland Politics |
Heads in the Sand
By Ron Miller | 11/27/09
Last week, I attended the annual Legislative Evening sponsored by the League of Women Voters and hosted at the Calvert Pines Senior Center. I was there to speak on behalf of the Calvert County Republican Central Committee, and my statement can be found here. I wasn't feeling well so I left early, but I was there long enough to hear the opening statements from each member of the legislature representing Calvert County. Although... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) |
CONTRIBUTOR
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES / NATIONAL IMPACT
Ron Miller
Member For
40 weeks 1 hour
Website:
Team Ron Miller for Maryland Senate 2010
» Follow Me on Twitter
» My Facebook
Contact:
Red County Editor -
Calvert County, MD
ron@teamronmiller.com
BIOGRAPHY
Ron Miller of Huntingtown, Maryland is a Republican candidate for the Maryland Senate in 2010. Ron is a consultant in the information technology field, and a nine-year plus veteran of the U.S. Air Force. The married father of three writes columns for Southern Maryland Online, Red County, RegularFolksUnited.com, Pro Life Unity, and his own website, TeamRonMiller.com, in his spare time.
Ron served in the federal government from 2001 to 2004 as a senior executive with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. During that time, he was recognized by Federal Computer Week in 2002 and 2003 as one of the "Federal 100" leaders in government information technology. Ron was cited both years for his technology leadership in the homeland security arena. Since 2004, he has held senior management positions with the American Red Cross and in the private sector and is currently a homeland security principal for a major technology professional services firm.
Prior to joining the federal government, Ron was a senior requirements analyst, project manager, and division manager in the private sector from 1992 to 2001, and served in the U.S. Air Force as an air intelligence officer from 1983 to 1992, attaining the rank of Captain. His military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Mr. Miller holds a B.A. in Political Science from Texas Tech University and a M.S. in International Relations from Troy State University. Mr. Miller is active in various ministries at Chesapeake Church in Huntingtown, Maryland, and serves as the communications director for the Calvert County Republican Party. He was a Republican candidate for the Maryland Senate in 2006 and will seek that office again in 2010. Mr. Miller has been married for 24 years to the former Annik (ah-NEEK) Aeschbach of Hegenheim, France and they are the proud parents of two daughters and a son.
COMMENTARIES
Memo to Steny: Bush Doesn't Live Here Anymore
By Ron Miller | 01/22/10
SUBJECT: George W. Bush Has Left The Building ATTN: Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Hoyer: It's pretty clear that you never spent any time on active duty. You and many of your fellow Democrats have a difficult time accepting responsibility for - well, anything. When I was in the U.S. Air Force, If I had started babbling like you do about how the current deficit spending and the voter's anger over it is... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »MARYLAND |
Nelson Flips; Will the Voters Flop?
By Ron Miller | 01/15/10
Under siege from conservative activists, fellow Democratic Senators, and pro-life organizations, and his popularity plummeting in Nebraska to the point that he and his wife were booed as they left an Omaha pizza parlor last week, Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today asking him to drop the $100 million "Cornhusker Kickback" from the Senate's health bill. In the letter, Nelson... read more »
4 Comments | Related Topics »National |
Obama's Job Counting "Experts" Change the Rules -- Again
By Ron Miller | 01/13/10
As a child, did you ever play board games with someone who always changed the rules in the middle of the game to their favor? Judging from the Obama Adminstration's constantly changing measures of success for their $787 billion stimulus package, some of them must have landed in the Office of Management and Budget. When President Obama lobbied for this bill to be passed, he and his surrogates made it clear to Congress and the American people... read more »
2 Comments | Related Topics »National |
Some Bipartisan Cheer for the New Year
By Ron Miller | 01/06/10
Happy New Year! Thanks for allowing me a brief hiatus during the holidays. The time spent with family and church was most welcome, and I made significant progress on my book. 2010 is an election year - sorry to take the bloom of the New Year's rose so abruptly! - and I'm going to kick it off by praising some Democrats. Yes, you read that right. I'm sure those who want to portray me as a wild-eyed partisan are frantically flipping through... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Anne Arundel County (MD) | Calvert County (MD) | St. Mary's County (MD) | Wicomico County (MD) |
DeMint Forces Vote Over the Constitutionality of Individual Mandate
By Ron Miller | 12/22/09
It's about time. Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC) and John Ensign (R-NV) have raised a constitutional point of order against the Democrats' monstrosity of a health bill - going forward, I refuse to use the words "care" and "reform" to describe the bill, because it is neither. Specifically, they are questioning the constitutionality of the provision in the bill mandating individuals to purchase health insurance or face fines... read more »
3 Comments | Related Topics »National |
Tis the Season
By Ron Miller | 12/16/09
It's been a tough and trying year, hasn't it? The global recession is the deepest and broadest in recent history, and people are frustrated with the government's responses to it - either it's too much or it's not enough. The national and state credit cards are nearly maxed out but our elected leaders want to do more with phantom dollars, an accounting trick we individual consumers can't use. We are still a nation at war and will be for the... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Wicomico County (MD) | St. Mary's County (MD) | Calvert County (MD) | Anne Arundel County (MD) |
Barney Frank's Newest Proposal to Wreck the Economy
By Ron Miller | 12/10/09
If your teenager wrecked your car because of irresponsible behavior behind the wheel, how likely are you to let him or her drive again? I thought you’d say that. So would someone please explain to me why we are even listening to Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on any matter dealing with financial services, much less giving the new economy-wrecking legislation he’s sponsoring, H.R. 4173, the inaptly named “Wall Street Reform and... read more »
9 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) | National |
What I'd Do in the Next Session
By Ron Miller | 12/09/09
"What do you suggest we do about it?" Whenever I'm critical of the fiscal mismanagement to which the people of Maryland have been subjected by Governor Martin O'Malley, Senate president Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, and Speaker of the House of Delegates Mike Busch, and that's usually every chance I get, I find myself being challenged with that question. Although I'm tempted to point them to the numerous columns I've... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) |
Giving Them the Business
By Ron Miller | 12/02/09
With the state hemorrhaging jobs and suffering from the highest unemployment rate in 26 years, Governor Martin O’Malley’s Subcabinet on International Affairs convened a meeting of public and private sector representatives to find ways to attract more foreign investment to Maryland. What makes him think foreign firms would be amenable to relocating to Maryland when the state doesn’t respect American businesses? What do... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) | Maryland Politics |
Heads in the Sand
By Ron Miller | 11/27/09
Last week, I attended the annual Legislative Evening sponsored by the League of Women Voters and hosted at the Calvert Pines Senior Center. I was there to speak on behalf of the Calvert County Republican Central Committee, and my statement can be found here. I wasn't feeling well so I left early, but I was there long enough to hear the opening statements from each member of the legislature representing Calvert County. Although... read more »
0 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) |
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