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Carol Miller
RRunning, 2024 West Virginia U.S. House District 1, General Election
Running, 2024 West Virginia U.S. House District 1, Primary Election
Won the General, 2022 West Virginia U.S. House District 1
Running, 2022 West Virginia U.S. House District 1, Primary Election
Won the General, 2012 West Virginia House of Delegates District 16
West Virginia U.S. House, District 3 (2019 - Present)
To be claimed
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Chair, Joint Economic Development Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Finance Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Government and Finance Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development, West Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Rules Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Chair, Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Finance Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Chair, Joint Economic Development Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Finance Committee, West Virginia General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Government and Finance Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member, Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development, West Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member, Rules Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Chair, Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates
Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Member, Subcommittee on Trade
Member, Subcommittee on Worker & Family Support
Member, Ways and Means Committee
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- No
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- Yes
8. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status
2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status
3. Environment
- Maintain Status
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Slightly Increase
6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Slightly Increase
7. Welfare
- Maintain Status
8. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
9. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status
10. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease
11. Gas/Oil taxes
- Slightly Decrease
12. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
13. Sales taxes
- Slightly Decrease
14. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
15. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
16. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
17. Other or expanded categories
- Slightly Decrease
18. Tapping into West Virginia's "rainy day" fund
- No Answer
19. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No Answer
20. Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining
- No Answer
21. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- No Answer
22. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- No Answer
23. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No Answer
24. We have a budget surplus and a huge rainy day fund
- we need to review our spending
1. Individual
- Yes
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- Yes
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes
8. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- Yes
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support reducing prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes?
- No Answer
3. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
4. Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- No Answer
5. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes
6. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No Answer
7. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No Answer
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- No
5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- Yes
2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- No
3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No
4. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- No Answer
5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from West Virginia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support increased regulations on mountaintop removal mining and disposal?
- No Answer
4. Do you support increased regulations on hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in the Marcellus Shale?
- No
5. Do you support state funding for improvements to West Virginia's energy infrastructure?
- No
6. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No
7. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No
3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Should a license be required for gun possession?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- No Answer
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
6. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No Answer
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes
2. Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions?
- No
3. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in West Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
4. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in West Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Tracker:Latest Action: 06/13/2019 On agreeing to the Miller amendment (A042) Agreed to by recorded vote: 421 - 3 (Roll no. 291).
Latest Action: House - 06/07/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Tracker:Type: concurrent resolution Chamber: lower
Type: concurrent resolution Chamber: lower
Type: concurrent resolution Chamber: lower
By Rep. Carol Devine Miller The U.S.-China relationship is at a critical and pivotal juncture. The current pandemic provides direct evidence that our economic relationship with China is in need of a comprehensive evaluation and long-term strategy that is reflective of U.S. and Western values. This includes unwavering respect for the rule of law, freedom of expression and religion, and market-based principles that support fair trade, reciprocity, and a level playing field. China must acknowledge that the free and open world made great efforts to ensure their acceptance to the WTO in 2001, with the expectation that the Middle Kingdom would adhere to international laws and a rules-based system. Due to WTO membership, China's economy grew from its Reform and Opening Up program by benefiting from significant foreign investment and valuable American-led best practices and technology know-how. It cannot be denied that China successfully utilized the benefits of WTO membership to lift an estimated 800 million people out of poverty and earn an average annual GDP growth of 9 percent. Ultimately becoming the second largest economy in the world. More recently, thanks in part to the tireless advocacy efforts of the U.S. business community, China passed a new Foreign Investment Law. They established IP courts and fostered a better environment for U.S. companies to operate. However, these accomplishments are toothless if China continues to refuse adherence to the letter and spirit of the law. Although this issue has long plagued the trade community, President Trump skillfully maneuvered this problem into mainstream conversation. He ushered in a new era of U.S. relations with China. We reached a milestone in January, when the U.S. and China signed the Phase 1 trade deal. It featured advances in key areas such as IP protection, technology transfer, financial services, and commitments for the Chinese to buy significant amounts of U.S. agriculture products as well as other goods and services. While there is still opportunity for improvement, this agreement moved the conversation in the right direction, and efforts on both sides should be commended. It must be noted that the origin of this deal, a U.S. Section 301 investigation, was based on China's consistent disregard of the rules, including extensive market access barriers, rampant IP theft, predatory forced technology transfer policies, and market distorting subsidies driven by an authoritarian and opaque political system. This system, driven ultimately by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), embraces policies rooted in a statist, mercantilist-Leninist approach which reflects Xi Jinping's aggressive consolidation of individual power. Since 2012, Xi's heavy hand has significantly eroded CCP's traditional governance structure of collective leadership, known as jiti lingdao. This major transition of leadership and governance has ushered in a new era of "strongman politics" featuring a strict top-down leadership, which was largely responsible for intensifying the initial outbreak and coverup of COVID-19 from Wuhan. The ideals dictated in Zhongnanhai, Beijing's power hub, promote repression, censorship, non-market principles, and belligerent international expansionism. They run counter to U.S. and Western values of a free, market-driven economic relationship. Despite this, China is deeply entrenched in the global economy and is American's largest goods trading partner. A total decoupling is not the answer. It would disrupt the global financial system. We cannot go back to the status quo that guided the U.S.-China commercial relationship for the past 40 years. This next evolution must be managed in a sober, clear-eyed manner and implemented on an approach of partial disengagement based on democratic characteristics. A five-part approach, inspired in part by a National Bureau of Asian Research report by Charles Boustany and Aaron Friedberg, would enable the U.S. and China to coexist and maintain a robust trade and investment relationship, while drawing new lines in the sand that establish American values and security. First, the U.S. should honor the full scope of the Phase 1 agreement despite the erosion of the U.S.-China political relationship. Second, the U.S. needs to consolidate a new agenda of robust policies that constrict outward flow of sensitive technologies to China, while reevaluating inward flows of China goods such as medicines and medical supplies in exchange for reconsidering tariffs on non-sensitive goods and services. Third, the U.S. government, in conjunction with the private sector, must undertake an unprecedented national industrial strategy to invest in innovation, technology, infrastructure, and bridge the rural-urban divide. Legislative policies should focus on a top-down buildout of a 5G infrastructure, smart national privacy laws that enable AI platforms to flourish, and the development of a Rural Commercial Service to steer international foreign direct investment in our rural communities and promote trade. Fourth, the U.S. must quickly pivot to strengthen trade and investment relationships and information sharing with key allies. We should also work with our allies to reform key multilateral institutions such as the WTO, that feature potential U.S. leadership. Advancing initiatives such as the Blue Dot Network will help accelerate responsible and sustainable growth throughout Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Fifth, the U.S. must deploy a unified, whole-of-government approach to develop a long-term economic relationship with China. The establishment of a new Cabinet-level official to implement strategic U.S.-China policy will enable us to coordinate among federal agencies, Congress, and the private sector. A stable U.S.-China relationship is critical to the overall security of the world. Presently, China is the largest driver of global growth and holds approximately one trillion dollars of U.S. government debt. History has shown that isolating rising powers will only embolden the dark sides of nationalism and economic seclusion. Partial economic disengagement, with managed national and international cooperation rooted in democratic values, is the best path forward. We will no longer turn a blind eye to abandoned commitments of past decades. We must constantly evaluate this relationship, monitor its progress, make necessary corrections, and demand accountability. With over $200 billion dollars at stake, countless jobs in the balance, and the future of the two largest economies in turmoil, America must lead so that the world can follow.
Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Miller voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
