Brittney Miller
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| state_assembly = Nevada
| district = 5th
| term_start = November 9, 2016
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| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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Brittney Marie Miller (born 1974) is a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. She represents the 5th district, which covers parts of the western Las Vegas Valley.
Biography
Miller was born in 1974 in Detroit, to a Detroit police sergeant and a civilian U.S. Army employee. She received her bachelor's degree from Saginaw Valley State University, master's degree in public administration from Oakland University, and Master of Arts in teaching from Sierra Nevada College.{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/169513/brittney-miller|title=Brittney Miller's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|access-date=November 10, 2017}} Miller previously taught at Canarelli Middle School in the Clark County School District.{{cite web|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/freshman-orientation-democratic-assemblywoman-brittney-miller|title=Freshman Orientation: Democratic Assemblywoman Brittney Miller|author=Messerly, Megan|newspaper=The Nevada Independent|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://knpr.org/knpr/2016-08/state-assembly-district-5-brittney-miller-democratic|title=State Assembly District 5 - Brittney Miller - Democratic|author=Cullen, Natalie|publisher=Nevada Public Radio|date=August 1, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2017}}
Miller was elected to the Assembly in 2016, prevailing in a 3-way Democratic primary and winning a close general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/blue-wave-hands-democrats-reins-of-nevada-legislature/|title=Blue Wave hands Democrats reins of Nevada Legislature|author=Whaley, Sean|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/assembly-district-5/|title=Assembly District 5|author=Lopez, Sandy|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=May 27, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2017}} She was supported by Our Revolution.{{cite web|url=https://ourrevolution.com/candidates/brittney-miller/|title=Brittney Miller|publisher=Our Revolution|access-date=November 10, 2017}} and endorsed by the Clark County Black Caucus.
Political positions
Miller supports expanding background checks for gun purchases.
Electoral history
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Brittney Miller
|votes = 975
|percentage = 44.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rory Martinez
|votes = 898
|percentage = 41.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Shannon Churchwell
|votes = 304
|percentage = 13.96
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 2,177
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Nevada Assembly District 5 election, 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=813577|title=NV State Assembly 05 2016|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=November 10, 2017}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Brittney Miller
|votes = 12,666
|percentage = 50.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Art Ham
|votes = 12,311
|percentage = 49.29
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 24,977
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Politics|United States}}
- {{Ballotpedia|Brittney_Miller|Brittney Miller}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095356/http://www.miller4thepeople.com/index.html Campaign website]
- [https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/5 Legislative website]
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