Jerry T. Miller

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Jerry T. Miller
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Prior offices
Louisville Metro Council District 19

Kentucky House of Representatives District 36
Successor: John Hodgson

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Jerry T. Miller (Republican Party) was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 36. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Miller (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 36. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Miller served on the Louisville, Kentucky Metro Council, representing District 19 from 2011 to 2014.

Biography

Jerry T. Miller was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and, as of February 2020, lived in Eastwood, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Kentucky. Miller’s career experience includes working as a CPA. He has also worked with the Shelby County Historical Association and the Filson Historical Society.[1]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2017
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations
Local Government
State Government, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

Jerry T. Miller did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Jerry T. Miller defeated Jeff Grammer in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jerry T. Miller
Jerry T. Miller (R)
 
60.6
 
20,480
Image of Jeff Grammer
Jeff Grammer (D)
 
39.4
 
13,293

Total votes: 33,773
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jeff Grammer advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jerry T. Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36.

2018

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Jerry T. Miller defeated Maurice Sweeney in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jerry T. Miller
Jerry T. Miller (R)
 
58.3
 
13,869
Maurice Sweeney (D)
 
41.7
 
9,936

Total votes: 23,805
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36

Maurice Sweeney defeated Jeff Grammer and John Thomas Miller Jr. in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Maurice Sweeney
 
42.5
 
1,218
Image of Jeff Grammer
Jeff Grammer
 
35.6
 
1,021
John Thomas Miller Jr.
 
22.0
 
630

Total votes: 2,869
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Jerry T. Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 36 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
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Jerry T. Miller

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2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

Incumbent Jerry T. Miller ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 36 general election.[2][3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 36, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jerry T. Miller Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 21,458
Total Votes 21,458
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections



Incumbent Jerry T. Miller ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 36 Republican primary.[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 36, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jerry T. Miller Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Debbie Barber ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jerry T. Miller ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Miller defeated Barber in the general election.[5][6][7]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Miller 68.8% 13,162
     Democratic Debbie Barber 31.2% 5,975
Total Votes 19,137

Campaign themes

2020

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2014

Miller's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Fiscal Responsibility

In my 2010 race for Metro Council, I focused on Transparency, Accountability and Fiscal Responsibility. Those are desperately needed in Frankfort, as well as Louisville. We must take a fundamental look at what we try to do as a government – and how we do it. My experience has been that every bureaucracy resists reform. As Louisville native Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously wrote: “Sunshine is the best disinfectant”. That is nowhere more true than in state government. As a CPA, I learned how to look past the surface to find the truth. I intend to use those skills to shine a light on Kentucky’s finances.

Right to Work
The Right To Work is a powerful thing. Most of our competitor states, including Indiana and Tennessee, have passed laws to limit the oppressive power of unions that has made Kentucky less competitive. Coupled with our high overall tax burden, the lack of a Right To Work law works against the natural benefits we enjoy – central location in the Eastern U.S., high quality of life and a productive workforce. We can do better. With your support, I’ll be a leader to knock down the economic walls that are keeping jobs out of Kentucky.

Past union-controlled politicians in Kentucky passed a mislabeled law referred to as “Prevailing Wage”. The effect of these laws is to require that projects using public money – your tax dollars – to pay an inflated and fictitious union-based wage. The bottom-line is that every school construction or renovation, road project or government building costs about 15% more than it should.

Pension
Kentucky is threatened with a tsunami of debt. The real problem is not our $15 Billion in bonded indebtedness, but the $35 Billion in unfunded liabilities to our public pension plans. In 2013, the legislature passed yet another pension reform bill. It was a good bill, but it simply delays the inevitable crisis as it “kicks-the-can” to the next Governor. The pension system lacks transparency and will be a burden on Kentucky’s competitiveness for the next 30 years! I will be a leader to take on this mess.

Taxes
A recent study confirms that the overall tax burden of our citizens is among the highest of our competitors. Our tax system was designed for a 1960′s economy, which is not well suited for the 21st Century. Because taxes are too high, the rules have become overly complex and riddled with loopholes. We must modernize and simplify our system of taxation.

Jobs
Government doesn’t create good jobs, but it can certainly discourage the private sector from doing so. Excessive regulation, taxation and onerous approval processes are the reason Kentucky is not as competitive as it should be with most of our neighboring states. I will fight expansion of regulations whose benefit to our state is outweighed by their impact on ensuring economic opportunity for our citizens.[8][9]

Campaign finance summary


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Jerry T. Miller campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Kentucky House of Representatives District 36Won general$91,874 N/A**
2018Kentucky House of Representatives District 36Won general$63,105 N/A**
2016Kentucky House of Representatives, District 36Won $11,250 N/A**
2014Kentucky House of Representatives, District 36Won $79,863 N/A**
Grand total$246,092 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2022

In 2022, the Kentucky State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 14.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
Legislators from the Louisville area are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Kentucky House of Representatives District 36
2015-2023
Succeeded by
John Hodgson (R)
Preceded by
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Louisville Metro Council District 19
2011-2014
Succeeded by
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