Suzanne Miles | |
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Majority Caucus Chair of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | David Meade |
Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 7th district | |
Assumed office January 7,2014 | |
Preceded by | John Arnold |
Personal details | |
Born | Owensboro,Kentucky,U.S. | November 18,1970
Political party | Republican |
Education | Transylvania University |
Committees | Committee on Committees Natural Resources and Energy Rules |
Suzanne Miles (born November 18,1970) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2014. She represents Kentucky's 7th House district,which includes Daviess,Henderson,and Union counties. She serves as the House's Majority Caucus Chair, [1] and is the first woman in Kentucky to serve as both an acting floor leader and an acting speaker of the chamber. [2]
Miles was born on November 18,1970,in Owensboro,Kentucky. Her father,Billy Joe Miles,was a prominent farmer and businessman who served on the University of Kentucky's Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2013. [3]
She graduated from Apollo High School in 1988,and continued her education at Transylvania University. During her senior year at Transylvania,Miles became a small business owner when she purchased a clothing store in Owensboro. After graduating from Transylvania in 1992,Miles began working at Town and Countrywear Ladies Clothing and Accessories,which she owned and operated until 2008. [4]
Miles continues to live in Owensboro,and in 2009 began serving as a field representative for U.S. Representative Brett Gutherie of Kentucky's 2nd congressional district. [1] [4]
In September 2013,Kentucky's 7th House district incumbent John Arnold resigned following allegations that he had sexually harassed legislative staffers. [5] To fill the vacancy,Governor Steve Beshear called for a special election to be held on December 10,2013. [6]
Miles was selected as the Republican nominee and won the 2013 Kentucky House of Representatives special election with 3,548 votes (50.8%) against Democratic candidate Kim Humphrey. [7] [8]
Upon her election,Miles became the 46th Republican in the Kentucky House,the highest strength the party had held in the chamber since 1921. [7]
In 2018,Miles was elected House Majority Caucus Chair and became the first woman to serve in Kentucky House Republican leadership. She was reelected to the position in 2020,2022,and 2024.