Robert Joseph Miller (born March 30,1945) is an American former attorney and politician who served as the 26th governor of Nevada from 1989 to 1999. A member of the Democratic Party,he is Nevada's longest-serving governor. As of 2023,he is the most recent Nevada governor to have a lieutenant governor from the opposing party,having served with Republicans Sue Wagner and Lonnie Hammargren. Before ascending to the governorship,Miller was the 29th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1987 to 1989.
Miller was born in Chicago,Illinois,and moved with his family to Las Vegas,Nevada as a child. His father,Ross Miller,was a bookmaker,who,according to his son's 2013 autobiography,Son of a Gambling Man,[1] had operated on both sides of the law on some of the meaner streets of industrial Chicago.
Miller served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1967 to 1973,and later in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.[citation needed] He served as Clark County Deputy District Attorney from 1971 to 1973. In 1978,Miller was elected Clark County District Attorney,and in 1982 became the first holder of that office to win re-election.[2] He was president of the National District Attorneys Association in 1984. Miller was elected the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 1986 and was sworn in for a four-year term on January 5,1987.
Governor of Nevada (1989–1999)
On January 3,1989,incumbent governor Richard Bryan resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. Miller,as lieutenant governor,subsequently became governor under the Nevada succession law. After becoming governor,Miller addressed his staff,stating,"I'm looking forward for us to spend several years together. How many together depends on how well we do".[3]
Miller presently serves on the board of directors of Wynn Resorts and International Game Technology.[2] He is the Principal of Robert J. Miller Consulting,which provides business-to-government and business-to-business advice and assistance. He is also a senior advisor with Dutko Worldwide,a bipartisan government relations company headquartered in Washington,D.C.[4]
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