Ron Miller

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Team Ron Miller for Maryland Senate 2010

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Red County Editor -
Calvert County, MD
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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

The Politics of Pork - A Cautionary Tale

By Ron Miller | 06/01/09

I've been thinking a lot lately about a statement made by conservative journalist and pundit Tucker Carlson regarding the challenge conservatives face in winning voters to their side. During a Maryland GOP house party I attended in Gaithersburg and at which he spoke, he said conservatives will always have the harder sell because we don't give away free stuff. Nowhere is that axiom more apparent than in my home county. This cautionary tale... read more »

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Party Hoppers

By Ron Miller | 05/26/09

When U.S. Senator Arlen Specter switched to the Democratic Party earlier this spring, it sent shock waves through the political establishment. The GOP's ability to influence the debate in the Senate was suddenly in jeopardy, and his defection touched off an argument that continues to rage about the role of moderates in the present and future Republican Party. Down here in Calvert County, however, most folks probably yawned when they heard the... read more »

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A New Name in the GOP Maryland Gubernatorial Sweepstakes

By Ron Miller | 05/20/09

While former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. teases the Maryland Republican Party regarding his plans for the future, yet another name is emerging as a potential GOP challenger to incumbent Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley. John White, a highly successful Annapolis businessman and past candidate for the U.S. Congress in 2006, is being encouraged by his Facebook friends to run for the GOP nomination for Maryland governor. That brings to four... read more »

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The Maryland Tax Migration

By Ron Miller | 05/19/09

A couple of news headlines about Maryland's moribund fiscal health caught my attention recently and the urge to say "I told you so" was so strong I tried to stifle it...and couldn't. During the 2008 General Assembly session, the legislature was forced to repeal a computer services tax that had been rushed through the previous fall's special session, the one that resulted in the largest tax increase in Maryland history. The... read more »

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O'Malley's Blarney is All Baloney

By Ron Miller | 05/14/09

Now that another disastrous Maryland General Assembly session is in the books, Governor Martin O'Malley and his cohorts are fanning across the state to spin wild tales about how they cut so much out of the budget and spared the taxpayers more painful cuts to services or tax increases. Their actions simply reinforce the old saying that you know when a politician is lying because their lips are moving. As a valuable public service, I'm offering... read more »

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BREAKING NEWS: Owings to Challenge O'Malley?

By Ron Miller | 05/07/09

This was reported by the Associated Press: DUNKIRK — A former state legislator from Calvert County says he is seriously considering challenging Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in next year’s Democratic primary. George Owings III of Dunkirk said Wednesday that he expects to make a decision on whether to run within 60 days. Owings says many working-class Democrats he encounters are concerned about the direction... read more »

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Coming off the Bench?

By Ron Miller | 05/06/09

The mainstream press is almost giddy in their proclamations of the GOP's demise as a political force, and nowhere is that more apparent than here in Maryland, where Republicans have always had an uphill battle because of the counties north and south of the Washington DC Metro area and Baltimore City. These three jurisdictions override the will of the rest of the state, which is why we've only had six Republican governors and no GOP control... read more »

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

Meghan McCain, We Are So Not Into You

By Ron Miller | 05/05/09

I take no pleasure in using the public platform I've been granted to criticize a young lady for her opinions. If she were just an anonymous twenty-something woman spouting the impulsive and often ill-informed notions of the less seasoned life, I would let it pass and smile knowingly at the education that awaits her as she grows older. This is no ordinary young woman, however - she is the daughter of the 2008 Republican nominee for President of... read more »

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Greetings from a Red County in a "Deep Blue" State

By Ron Miller | 05/05/09

I'm excited to join the team of fine writers, thinkers and opinion shapers nationwide that comprise Red County. I hope to bring you the perspective of a "red" county, one that has voted for the Republican nominee for President in every election since 1980, in a "deep blue" state that has only gone to the Republican presidential contender twice in that same time frame, the Reagan landslide of 1984 and the first... read more »