Aruna Miller

Aruna Miller DEMDemocrat

Lieutenant Governor of Maryland since 2023

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Aruna MillerDEMDemocrat Lieutenant Governor of Maryland since 2023
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Aruna Miller (née Katragadda; born November 6, 1964) is an American civil engineer and politician who is serving as the 10th lieutenant governor of Maryland since 2023. Miller, a Democrat, is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Legislative District 15 in Montgomery County. Miller ran for Congress in 2018 to represent Maryland's 6th congressional district, and lost the Democratic primary to David Trone.In December 2021, Wes Moore chose Miller as his running mate in the Democratic primary of the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election. They won the Democratic nomination on July 19, 2022, and defeated Republican nominee Dan Cox and his running mate Gordana Schifanelli on November 8, 2022. Miller is the first South Asian woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States, as well as the first Asian American lieutenant governor and first immigrant to hold statewide office in Maryland, and the second female lieutenant governor after Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Leadership Montgomery
Graduated
2013
Missouri University of Science and Technology
BS Civil Engineering
1984 - 1989
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Lieutenant Governor
State of Maryland
2023 - Current
Delegate
Maryland State House of Delegates
2010 - 2019
Delegate
Maryland State House of Delegates
Manager
Transportation Facility Planning, Division of Transportation Engineering, Department of Transportation, Montgomery County
2007 - Current
Project Manager
Transportation Facility Planning, Division of Transportation Engineering, Department of Transportation, Montgomery County
2004 - 2007
Senior Transportation Planner
Go Montgomery!
2002 - 2004
Manager
Department of Permitting Services, Montgomery County
2001 - 2002
Program Manager
Division of Engineering Services, Department of Public Works and Transportation, Montgomery County
1996 - 2001
Employee
Department of Permitting Services, Montgomery County
1994 - 1996
Traffic Engineer
Department of Public Works and Transportation, Montgomery County
1990 - 1994
Traffic Engineer
Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County, California
1989 - 1990
Other Experience1 - 19 of 19
Chair
Serving Our Communities
2009 - 2010
Member
Board of Directors, Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Incorporated
2008 - Current
President
South Asian American Society
2007 - 2008
Board Member
Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation
Board Member
The Black Rock Center for the Arts
Board Member
Indian Biomedical Association
Member
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
Executive Board Member
Women Legislators of Maryland
2013 - Current
Obama Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2012
Member
Land Use and Transportation Committee, Montgomery County Delegation
2011 - Current
At Large Member
Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee
2006 - 2010
Former Chair
Oversight Committee on Personnel, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member
Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member
Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Vice Chair
Transportation and Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Vice Chair
Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member
Business Climate Workgroup
Member
Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning, 2012-present
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