Del. Warren Miller Plans To Vacate House Seat, Focus On Career

Ellicott City MD

02 December, 2020

12:06 PM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Longtime State Del. Warren E. Miller announced Monday that he plans to resign at the end of the year. The Republican represents a rural and suburban district in Howard and Carroll counties. Miller, 56, a lifelong resident of Howard County, lives on a small farm in Woodbine. "I have decided that it is time to refocus my efforts on my professional career," Miller said in a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan Jr. that was also sent to House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County). Miller was appointed to the House in 2003 to replace veteran legislator Robert L. Flanagan and served as a member of the House Economic Matters Committee since his appointment. Early in his political career, Miller worked in a variety of roles in the George H.W. Bush White House and for other federal agencies. In 1994, he served as campaign manager for then-U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.) and worked for other national and statewide campaigns. "I am hopeful that my replacement will bring new energy and vigor to my vacant position and continue to advocate for fiscal sanity and to protect Maryland Small Business from harmful laws and regulations," Miller said in his letter to Hogan. According to Maryland Matters, the Republican central committees of Howard and Carroll counties will need to make a recommendation to Hogan for Miller's successor. In a Facebook post, Miller endorsed Reid J. Novotny, a conservative activist, as his successor, noting that "he will make an excellent replacement for District 9A."