Joshua D. Miller (born April 2, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives
The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House has 100 members elected from an equal number of constituencies across the state. Each distr ...
for the 66th district. Elected in November 2012, he assumed office on January 14, 2013.
Early life and education
Miller was born and raised in
Heber Springs, Arkansas
Heber Springs is a city in and the county seat of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 6,969 as of the 2020 Census.
Geography
Heber Springs is located near the center of Cleburne County. Arkansas Highway 5 bypasses the ...
. He attended
Arkansas Tech University
Arkansas Tech University (ATU) is a public university in Russellville, Arkansas, United States. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. The Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus, a two-yea ...
and the
University of Central Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas (Central Arkansas or UCA) is a public university in Conway, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1907, the university is one of the oldest in the state. As the state's only normal school at the time, UCA has hist ...
before earning an associate degree in political science from the Heber Springs campus of
Arkansas State University-Beebe.
Career
Miller was elected to the
Arkansas House of Representatives
The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House has 100 members elected from an equal number of constituencies across the state. Each distr ...
in November 2012 and assumed office on January 14, 2013.
Personal life
Miller is married. Since suffering a spinal cord injury in 2003, he has used a
motorized wheelchair
A motorized wheelchair, powerchair, electric wheelchair, or electric-powered wheelchair (EPW) is a wheelchair that is propelled by means of an electric motor (usually using differential steering) rather than human power, manual power. Motorized ...
.
References
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Living people
People from Heber Springs, Arkansas
Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
American politicians with disabilities
1981 births
21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly