Vic Miller

Vic Miller
Vic Miller
Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Tom Sawyer
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives; from the 58th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Freda Warfield
	In office; January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Ben Scott
Succeeded by	Freda Warfield
Member of the Kansas Senate; from the 18th district
	In office; January 14, 2019 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Laura Kelly
Succeeded by	Kristen O'Shea
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives; from the 53rd district
	In office; January 8, 1979 – January 14, 1985
Preceded by	Jim Slattery
Succeeded by	Bill Roy Jr.
Personal details
Born	October 19, 1951 (age 73); Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Victor W. Miller (born October 19, 1951) is an American politician who currently serves in the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 58th district and a former Kansas state senator.^[1]

Political career

Miller was originally elected to the Kansas House in 1978 from the 53rd House district, serving from 1979 to 1984. In 1984, he ran for the Kansas State Senate in the 18th Senate district, but was defeated by Republican Jeanne Hoferer. After leaving the House in 1984, he served as a County Commissioner in Shawnee County, Kansas, then as a Topeka Municipal Court Judge.

In 2016, he re-entered the legislature, winning election to the 58th House district. He served one term there before being appointed to the 18th Senate district in January of 2019, after the seat was left vacant when Laura Kelly resigned to serve as Governor of Kansas. Miller finished out the remaining two years of Kelly's term, and then returned to his House seat, successfully running for the House in 2020.^[2]^[3] During his tenure in the Kansas Senate, he served as Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[4]

Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments 2021-2022^[1]

Ranking Minority Member of Elections
Insurance and Pensions
Federal and State Affairs
Redistricting
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State

Kansas Senate Committee Assignments 2019-2020^[4]

Ranking Minority Member of Judiciary
Assessment and Taxation
Select Committee on Federal Tax Code Implementation
Joint Committee on Pensions, Investment and Benefits
2019 Special Committee on Judiciary

Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments 2017-2018^[5]

Ranking Minority Member of Elections
Federal and State Affairs
Judiciary
2017 Special Committee on Elections

Personal

On May 7, 2019, he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving when he drove his car into a Topeka ditch.^[6] He was charged with DUI on November 25, 2019 by a special prosecutor assigned the case to avoid conflicts of interest.^[7] Miller agreed to enter a diversion program to resolve the charge on July 14, 2020.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Vic Miller House District 058, Kansas Legislature, January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Vic Miller House District 058, Kansas Legislature, January 14, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ [1], Legislature], January 14, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Vic Miller Senate District 018, Kansas Legislature, January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Vic Miller House District 058, Kansas Legislature, January 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Kansas state senator arrested on suspicion of DUI after police find car in ditch, found by Nick Agee of South Carolina who was only trying to make sure he was OK.Wichita Eagle, Chance Swaim, May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ Special Prosecutor charges Kansas Senator Vic Miller with DUI, Capital Journal, Tim Hrenchir, November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^ State Sen. Vic Miller accepts diversion agreement in DUI case, Capital Journal, Tim Hrenchir, July 16, 2020. Retrieve July 16, 2020.

Kansas House of Representatives
Preceded by Tom Sawyer	Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives 2023–present	Incumbent

[Vic_Miller_House_District_058-1] Vic Miller House District 058, Kansas Legislature, January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[2] Vic Miller House District 058, Kansas Legislature, January 14, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

[3] [1], Legislature], January 14, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

[Vic_Miller_Senate_District_018-4] Vic Miller Senate District 018, Kansas Legislature, January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[5] Vic Miller House District 058, Kansas Legislature, January 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[arrest-6] Kansas state senator arrested on suspicion of DUI after police find car in ditch, found by Nick Agee of South Carolina who was only trying to make sure he was OK.Wichita Eagle, Chance Swaim, May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

[7] Special Prosecutor charges Kansas Senator Vic Miller with DUI, Capital Journal, Tim Hrenchir, November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

[8] State Sen. Vic Miller accepts diversion agreement in DUI case, Capital Journal, Tim Hrenchir, July 16, 2020. Retrieve July 16, 2020.

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v t e Statewide political officials of Kansas
U.S. senators	Jerry Moran Roger Marshall
State government	Laura Kelly, Governor David Toland, Lieutenant Governor Scott Schwab, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Attorney General Steven C. Johnson, Treasurer Vicki Schmidt, Insurance Commissioner
Senate	Ty Masterson, President Rick Wilborn, Vice President Larry Alley, Majority Leader Dinah Sykes, Minority Leader
House	Daniel Hawkins, Speaker Blake Carpenter, Speaker pro tempore Chris Croft, Majority Leader Vic Miller, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Marla Luckert, Chief Justice Eric Rosen Daniel Biles Caleb Stegall Evelyn Wilson K. J. Wall Melissa Standridge, Justices

v t e Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Speaker of the House Daniel Hawkins (R) Speaker pro tempore Blake Carpenter (R) Majority Leader Chris Croft (R) Minority Leader Vic Miller (D)
▌Michael Houser (R) ▌Kenneth Collins (R) ▌Chuck Smith (R) ▌Trevor Jacobs (R) ▌Carrie Barth (R) ▌Samantha Poetter Parshall (R) ▌Dan Goddard (R) ▌Chris Croft (R) ▌Fred Gardner (R) ▌Christina Haswood (D) ▌Ron Bryce (R) ▌Doug Blex (R) ▌Duane Droge (R) ▌Dennis Miller (D) ▌Allison Hougland (D) ▌Linda Featherston (D) ▌Jo Ella Hoye (D) ▌Cindy Neighbor (D) ▌Stephanie Clayton (D) ▌Mari-Lynn Poskin (D) ▌Jerry Stogsdill (D) ▌Lindsay Vaughn (D) ▌Susan Ruiz (D) ▌Jarrod Ousley (D) ▌Rui Xu (D) ▌Adam Thomas (R) ▌Sean Tarwater (R) ▌Carl Turner (R) ▌Heather Meyer (D) ▌Laura Williams (R) ▌Louis Ruiz (D) ▌Pam Curtis (D) ▌Mike Thompson (R) ▌Valdenia Winn (D) ▌Wanda Brownlee Paige (D) ▌Lynn Melton (D) ▌Melissa Oropeza (D) ▌Timothy H. Johnson (R) ▌Owen Donohoe (R) ▌David Buehler (R) ▌Pat Proctor (R) ▌Lance Neelly (R) ▌Bill Sutton (R) ▌Barbara Ballard (D) ▌Mike Amyx (D) ▌Dennis Highberger (D) ▌Ronald Ellis (R) ▌Dan Osman (D) ▌Nikki McDonald (D) ▌Kyle McNorton (R) ▌Kenny Titus (R) ▌Jesse Borjon (R) ▌Kirk Haskins (D) ▌Ken Corbet (R) ▌Tobias Schlingensiepen (D) ▌Virgil Weigel (D) ▌John Alcala (D) ▌Vic Miller (D) ▌Rebecca Schmoe (R) ▌Mark Schreiber (R) ▌Francis Awerkamp (R) ▌Randy Garber (R) ▌John Eplee (R) ▌Lewis Bloom (R) ▌Jeff Underhill (R) ▌Sydney Carlin (D) ▌Mike Dodson (R) ▌Nathan Butler (R) ▌Clarke Sanders (R) ▌Scott Hill (R) ▌Steven Howe (R) ▌Avery Anderson (R) ▌Lori Shultz (R) ▌Stephen Owens (R) ▌Will Carpenter (R) ▌Eric Smith (R) ▌Kristey Williams (R) ▌Robyn Essex (R) ▌Webster Roth (R) ▌Bill Rhiley (R) ▌Blake Carpenter (R) ▌Leah Howell (R) ▌Henry Helgerson (D) ▌Ford Carr (D) ▌Patrick Penn (R) ▌Silas Miller (D) ▌Susan Estes (R) ▌Sandy Pickert (R) ▌KC Ohaebosim (D) ▌Carl Maughan (R) ▌Emil Bergquist (R) ▌John Carmichael (D) ▌Brian Bergkamp (R) ▌Leo Delperdang (R) ▌Tom Sawyer (D) ▌Tom Kessler (R) ▌Nick Hoheisel (R) ▌Cyndi Howerton (R) ▌Susan Humphries (R) ▌Daniel Hawkins (R) ▌Joe Seiwert (R) ▌Jason Probst (D) ▌Angela Martinez (D) ▌Paul Waggoner (R) ▌Brenda Landwehr (R) ▌Lisa Moser (R) ▌Susan Concannon (R) ▌Brandon Woodard (D) ▌Troy Waymaster (R) ▌Ken Rahjes (R) ▌Barbara Wasinger (R) ▌Tory Marie Arnberger (R) ▌Brett Fairchild (R) ▌Michael Murphy (R) ▌Gary White (R) ▌Kyle Hoffman (R) ▌Adam Turk (R) ▌Jim Minnix (R) ▌Jason Goetz (R) ▌Adam Smith (R) ▌John Resman (R) ▌Bill Clifford (R) ▌Bob Lewis (R) ▌Marty Long (R) ▌Shannon Francis (R)
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