Aruna Miller | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2023 | |
| Governor | Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | Boyd Rutherford |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 15th district | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | Craig L. Rice |
| Succeeded by | Lily Qi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aruna Katragadda November 6, 1964 Hyderabad, India |
| Citizenship | India (1964–2000) United States (2000–present) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
David Miller (m. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Missouri University of Science and Technology (BS) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Campaign website |
Aruna Miller (née Katragadda; born November 6, 1964) is an American civil engineer and politician who is serving as the tenth lieutenant governor of Maryland since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Miller formerly served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Legislative District 15 in Montgomery County.[1]
Miller ran for Congress in 2018 to represent Maryland's 6th congressional district, losing to David Trone in the Democratic primary.[2] In December 2021, Wes Moore chose Miller as his running mate in the Democratic primary of the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election.[3] They won the Democratic nomination on July 19, 2022, and defeated Republican nominee Dan Cox and his running mate Gordana Schifanelli on November 8, 2022.
Miller is the first South Asian woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States,[4] as well as the first Asian American lieutenant governor and first immigrant to hold statewide office in Maryland. Miller is the second woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Maryland after Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.[5]
- ^ "House of Delegates". Maryland Manual. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "Maryland's 6th Congressional District election (June 26, 2018 Democratic primary)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Kurtz, Josh (December 9, 2021). "Wes Moore Picks Ex-Delegate Aruna Miller to Be His Running Mate". Maryland Matters. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Kaur, Brahmjot (November 9, 2022). "Aruna Miller makes history as first South Asian woman elected lieutenant governor in U.S." NBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
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