Back on May 25, we posted in [Tim] Miller apparently not raising much congressional cash while the Minnesota House is in session that the Prinsburg Republican's Financial Disclosure Report with the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives was not yet available to view by searching the online database.
When we looked at the database today, we discovered that the form was now online, and was received on May 19, 2017. Here it is:
MN CD7: Tim Miller's Financial Disclosure Report filed with Clerk, US House uploaded by Sally Jo Sorensen on Scribd (the "portrait" scanning of a document with a "landscape" orientation is in the original online document)
From this document, two conclusions can be drawn:
1. Representative Miller raised $5000 or more by the date of filing on the document and will be required to file a quarterly fundraising report to the Federal Election Commission due by July 15; and,
2. Miller lists his occupation as "business owner" on his official website at the legislature and claims on his campaign website that:
. . .Tim currently runs his own consulting firm, Development Partners, that assists corporate and non-profit entities with strategic development needs
there's no income or listing of this firm on the congressional candidate form, just as it isn't on his state Economic Interest filing, although he does call himself "self-employed" on the later form.
In 2012, the West Central Tribune reported in Miller will run for GOP endorsement in new 17A district:
Miller is currently employed by the University of Minnesota at the newly developed Mid-Central Research and Outreach Center at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar. He also owns his own consulting business, Development Partners, that specializes in project management for agriculture and renewable energy businesses.
When he ran and won in 2014, Miller worked for Willmar's Habitat for Humanity, but resigned after being elected, the West Central reported in Reps.-elect Dave Baker and Tim Miller gear up for the legislative session:
Miller, meanwhile, will be re-tooling his career while he begins his new role as a legislator.
Miller said he had an agreement with his employer, Habitat for Humanity of West Central Minnesota, that if he won the election that he would resign his position because the job requires a full-time presence. [note: Minnesota law prevents employers from terminating employees because they are serving in the legislature] . . .
As for the job hunt, Miller said he will likely return to consulting for non-profit or for-profit entities. “I’m confident God will provide,” he said.
Since Miller hasn't reported income from the business on his federal form and it's never appeared on the EIS filing (minimum $2500 income), we're curious whether Miller has served any paying clients at all since late 2014.
If that is the case, should he tell voters that Development Partners is still a thing?
Photo: Tim Miller in 2014.
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