Joe Miller | |
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| Born | Joseph Wayne Miller May 10, 1967 Osborne, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Yale University (JD) University of Alaska Fairbanks (MA) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Constitution Libertarian (2016) |
| Spouse | Kathleen Tompkins |
| Children | 8 |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1989–1992 Army 1992–1997 Army Reserves |
| Rank | &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:US-O3_insignia.svg){kind=small} Captain |
| Unit | &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Combat_service_identification_badge_of_the_1st_Infantry_Division.svg){kind=icon} 1st Infantry DivisionUnited States Army Reserve |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War |
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Joseph Wayne Miller (born May 10, 1967) is an American attorney and politician. He is best known as the runner-up in both the 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska and the 2016 United States Senate election in Alaska. A member of the Republican Party, he was defeated by Republican Lisa Murkowski in both races.
A Kansas native, Miller moved to Alaska with his family in the mid-1990s. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and received his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1995. Miller is a combat veteran of the 1991 Gulf War. Before running for U.S. Senate, Miller worked as an attorney in private general practice, a local government attorney, and a U.S. magistrate judge.
Miller rose to national prominence as the Republican Party nominee and the Tea Party favorite in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Alaska. After defeating incumbent U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary, Miller faced Democrat Scott McAdams in the general election. Murkowski remained in the race as a write-in candidate and went on to defeat Miller and McAdams in the general election.
Miller sought the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic senator Mark Begich in 2014, but was defeated by Dan Sullivan in the Republican primary. In 2016, Libertarian Party primary winner Cean Stevens stepped aside to allow Miller to receive the Libertarian nomination in the U.S. Senate election. Miller once again placed second to Murkowski in the general election, receiving just under 30% of the vote.