Dale Miller (D)
Senator
Senator Dale Miller represents Cleveland and the 23rd Senate District. He was appointed to the Senate in 2006 after serving as Minority Whip in the Ohio House of Representatives and as a member of Cleveland City Council. As the ranking member of the Finance and Financial Institutions Committee, Senator Miller continues advocating for economic development, educational opportunities and a sound environmental policy for the great state of Ohio. Senator Miller was born in Cleveland and graduated from Garfield Heights Public Schools. He has B.A. in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Utah.
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Senator Snapshot
| Hometown: Cleveland |
| Party: Democrat |
| Elected Experience: State Senator since 2006; State Representative, 1997-2006; Cleveland City Councilman, 1980-1997 |
| Current Term: Expires December 2010; Eligible to run for another four-year term |
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Senate Building 1 Capitol Square, Ground Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-5123 Email: SD23@maild.sen.state.oh.us |
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Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Financial Institutions (Ranking Minority Member) Judiciary - Civil Justice Ways and Means and Economic Development |
| Primary Sponsor | SB 13 | SB 14 | SB 15 | SB 27 | SB 33 | SB 34 | SB 37 | SB 43 |
| SB 44 | SB 53 | SB 117 | SB 155 | SB 161 | SB 214 | ||
| 11.24.2009 | |
| Carey, Miller Introduce Legislation to Expand Eligibility for Ohio's Home First Program | |
 Download High Resolution Image | Columbus - State Senator John Carey (R-Wellston) and State Senator Dale Miller (D-Cleveland) held a news conference this morning at the Statehouse to unveil bipartisan legislation that would expand eligibility for Ohio’s Home First program, which allows individuals in nursing facilities to bypass any waiting lists for home and community-based care services. Sen. Carey and Sen. Miller were joined at the event by representatives from several local Area Agencies on Aging, the Ohio Assisted Living Association and AARP. Read more...  |
| 07.21.2009 | |
| Ohio Passes Austere Two-Year Budget | |
Columbus - After a long grind, which went about three weeks into overtime, we finally have a state budget for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, which covers state spending from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011. The broad context for this budget is that it was prepared during the worst recession that we have seen since the Great Depression. Given that any year over year reduction in state revenue is unusual, we saw an astounding reduction of $2.3 billion in general fund tax receipt in the fiscal year that just ended. Continuing weakness in state revenue is forecast for the next two years. Since the state, unlike the Federal government, is constitutionally required to balance its budget, we needed to take action to bring | |
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