- Aruna Miller
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Aruna Miller Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 15 districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 12, 2011Preceded by Craig L. Rice (D) Personal details Born November 6, 1964
Hyderabad, IndiaPolitical party Democratic Spouse(s) David Children Meena, Chloe, and Sasha. Residence Germantown, Maryland Occupation Civil Engineer (Transportation) Aruna Miller is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 15 in Montgomery County, Maryland.[1]
Background
Miller was born November 6, 1964 in India. Her family came to the United States when she was eight years old. Along with her two siblings and parents, she lived in Poughkeepsie, New York, where IBM employed her father as a mechanical engineer. She attended public schools in New York and then attended Missouri University of Science and Technology earning a degree in Civil Engineering.[2]
In 1990, Miller moved to Montgomery County, Maryland where she married her college sweetheart, David Miller; they have three daughters: Meena, Chloe, and Sasha.
Miller has worked in Virginia, Hawaii, California and for the last twenty years in Montgomery County as an engineer. She has overseen programs that advanced access to schools, employment centers, and community facilities that are safe for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, and those with disability.
Miller also serves on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation, Inc.
In the legislature
Miller was sworn in as a member of House of Delegates on January 12, 2011 and appointed to the Ways and Means Committee. (revenue subcommittee, transportation subcommittee). She is a member of the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the Montgomery County Delegation and a member of the Women Legislators of Maryland.
References
- ^ "House of Delegates". Maryland Manual. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15449.html. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Aruna Miller". candidate website. http://www.arunamiller.com/index.php/biography. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
Categories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- American politicians of Indian descent
- Members of the Maryland House of Delegates
- American people of Indian descent
- Maryland Democrats
- Asian American women in politics
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