Rick Miller is an American

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. He served as a Republican member for the 26th district of the

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. Miller attended the

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and the

Industrial College of the Armed Forces The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (Eisenhower School), formerly known as the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), is a part of the National Defense University. It was renamed on September 6, 20 ...

, where he earned his

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degree. Miller was a pitcher for the United States Olympic baseball team in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. He was a

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in carrier-based squadrons, and had staff assignments at the Pentagon. He was a senior member of the Strategic Studies Group of the Chief of Naval Operations, tasked with developing naval strategies for the 21st century. Awards he received during his naval service included the

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, Legion of Merit, Defense Superior Service Medal and the

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. Following his service in the Navy Miller was a senior consultant, vice-president and senior vice-president for various companies. He was chair of TEC International, and is president of Trevaniongroup LLC, a company he founded. In 2013, Miller was elected for the 26th district of the

, succeeding Charles F. Howard. He did not seek re-election in 2020, and left office in 2021. Miller and his wife lived in

Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land is the largest city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located in the southwestern part of the metropolitan area. Located about southwest of downtown Houston, Sugar Land is a populous suburban municipality centered around ...

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