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

Health Care Debate Exposes Liberal Hatred of Liberty

By Ron Miller | 08/02/09

In the midst of the heated national debate on health care, the man who claims to represent me as my U.S. Senator is hiding from me and all his constituents who might disagree with him. This is just the latest example of a long list of actions by our public officials in Maryland who think the power and influence granted to them by the people allows them to selectively disregard or dismiss the citizens they claim to serve. Ben Cardin, the... read more »

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GOP Circular Firing Squads Reload in Maryland

By Ron Miller | 07/30/09

As I've mentioned in the past, Maryland has been a deep shade of "blue" since before the Civil War. Republicans have never controlled the General Assembly and have had only six governors in Annapolis during the 155-year existence of the GOP. Despite this dismal record, and despite the greatest opportunity in decades to make significant gains at all levels of government across the state, Maryland Republicans are feuding in the press... read more »

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EXCLUSIVE: Owings vs. O'Malley - It's On

By Ron Miller | 07/20/09

A little more than 60 days ago, George W. Owings III, former Maryland delegate from Calvert County and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, announced he was considering a run against incumbent Governor Martin O'Malley in the Democratic primary next year. With the primary less than 13 months away, Owings has heightened his visibility statewide and given his team the go-ahead to kick things off for his gubernatorial campaign. It's... read more »

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Health Care Reform for Grownups

By Ron Miller | 07/19/09

While the nation is engaged in an intense debate on health care reform, I'm proud to say that Calvert County isn't standing pat waiting for the federal government to come to the rescue. One of the great and seldom-mentioned benefits of federalism, the delegation of powers not explicitly granted to the federal government in the Constitituion to state and local government, is that government at levels closer to the people have the freedom to act... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) |

Hoyer Mocks Citizens Expecting Him To Do His Job

By Ron Miller | 07/09/09

In case anyone doesn't know it, I'm not Rep. Steny Hoyer's (D-MD) #1 fan. In the interest of full disclosure, I initially ran against Hoyer in 2006, my first run at elected office, but suspended my campaign in mid-stream at the request of then-Governor Ehrlich to take on Maryland Senate president Thomas V. "Mike" Miller. Both men spring from the same Prince George's County political network: "But he [Hoyer] became better known... read more »

3 Comments | Related Topics »St. Mary's County (MD) | Calvert County (MD) | Anne Arundel County (MD) |

Lead on Jobs, Mr. President - Don't Blame

By Ron Miller | 07/03/09

Six months into the Obama Administration, the domestic topic of greatest concern can be summed up in one word - jobs. With a national unemployment rate of 9.5% last month, we're at a 26-year high. Maryland's jobless rate is at 7.2%, also a 26-year high; not even our proximity to the nation's capital, the Mecca of government jobs, has spared us. I have personally felt the sting of the job crisis. In the past eighteen months, I've been laid off... read more »

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Mike Miller's Tax a Real Gas

By Ron Miller | 06/25/09

Does anyone remember what happened to the last candidate who promised to raise your taxes? "Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." With that statement at the 1984 Democratic National Convention, former Vice President Walter Mondale set the stage for the worst electoral defeat for any Democratic Party presidential candidate in history, winning only the District of Columbia and his home state of... read more »

1 Comment | Related Topics »Calvert County (MD) |

Sobering News Out of Iran

By Ron Miller | 06/19/09

Today's news out of Iran is pretty sobering in that it appears Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is coming down firmly on the side of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, declaring the results of the election valid and calling for an end to protests, saying the opposition will be responsible for any violence and bloodshed that occurs should they continue. Predictably, he blamed outside forces in the West for encouraging the opposition... read more »

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The Bifurcated Senator

By Ron Miller | 06/16/09

By all measures, the 2010 elections in Maryland ought to be a major headache for the people in power and a great opportunity for challengers looking to change the status quo. Maryland has never been in worse shape economically and much of it has happened in the past 30 months of one-party rule in Annapolis. The data all point to the same conclusion - Marylanders are overtaxed, paying too much in living expenses and hurting for jobs because of... read more »

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Answer the Question, Mr. Senator

By Ron Miller | 06/10/09

Ever read or hear something that gets you so steamed you have to respond immediately? I just read a letter from Cheryl Emery of Owings, and my ire is not directed at her sincere and heartfelt comments but at the politician who lied to her. Let me set the stage for those who aren't aware of the details. On March 25th, the Reverend Mark Lehmann, senior pastor of the Cornerstone Assembly of God in Bowie, was invited to give the opening prayer... read more »