Once upon a time, we lived in Representative Tim Miller's district, and so the Prinsburg New Republican became a frequent target. Our most recent posts included State rep Tim Miller: MN state public officials beholden to radical anti-livestock enviro groups and New House Republican Tim Miller shares unique understanding of gas tax in legislative update.
Now we learn that he's retiring to work on a grassroots pro-life venture to be announced.
We hadn't checked our inbox when we first saw Axios Twin Cities reporter Torey Van Oot's tweet:
Another #mnleg retirement: Rep. Tim Miller, member of the New House GOP Caucus pic.twitter.com/4vYl1hUhs4
— Torey Van Oot (@toreyvanoot) January 10, 2022
Session Daily reported shortly after in Rep. Tim Miller says he won't seek re-election:
Rep. Tim Miller (R-Prinsburg) plans to continue advocating for the unborn. It just won’t be as a House member.
He announced Monday that 2022 will be his final year serving in the State Capitol.
“Serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives has been one of the greatest honors of my life. When the people of House District 17A elected me in 2014, my singular goal was to give them the representation they deserved. To my constituents, I want you to know that I have worked every day to earn the trust you placed in me,” he said in a statement.
“Still, life is full of exciting beginnings and inevitable endings. After careful thought and prayer, I am announcing that I will not seek reelection to the Minnesota House of Representatives. These last seven years have been full of triumph and challenges; the expected and unexpected. Through it all, I am thankful for God’s great faithfulness.”
Now in his fourth term, Miller, one of four members of the New House Republican Caucus, currently serves on the House Agriculture Finance and Policy, Taxes, and Ways and Means committees. Prior committee membership includes, capital investment, legacy, public safety, transportation, and veterans and military affairs.
“The Minnesota Legislature will be a busy place as 2022 unfolds and I intend to be in the arena. Until the end, I will fight for all the issues we care about most: life, families, and freedom,” he said.
As for his future?
[WATCH 2020 interview with Rep. Miller]
“Many of you know that pro-life work has been the most important part of my time in government. As such, I am thrilled to announce that I will be focusing all my efforts on defending the unborn with a new initiative I will be discussing soon,” he said. “Protecting the unborn is one of the most consequential missions of our time, and I am eager to continue the fight.”
A full list of current legislators not seeking re-election or running for another position has been compiled by the House Legislative Reference Library.
Willmar Radio's J.P. Cola included three short clips of an interview with the representative in Miller announces he will not run for reelection this Fall. Miller states he'll be working fulltime in the prolife movement. Listen at the link.
In the West Central Tribune article, Minnesota Rep. Tim Miller will not seek re-election, there's this:
. . . Miller indicated that he will be working on behalf of the pro-life movement in a role he will be announcing soon.
He told the West Central Tribune he cannot disclose the specifics of the role at this time, but that it will largely involve grassroots work on behalf of the movement. While the new role could occasionally bring him to St. Paul, he emphasized he will not be working in the role of a lobbyist.
While he enjoys his work as a legislator, Miller said he is passionate about the pro-life movement. He cited expectations that the U.S. Supreme Court will be overturning all or parts of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right to an abortion. He feels this makes it the right time to be working on behalf of the issue. . . .
Miller is one of four members of the New House Republican Caucus. He serves on the House Agriculture Finance and Policy, Taxes, and Ways and Means committees.
Miller was first elected to the Legislature in 2014 when he challenged incumbent Andrew Falk, DFL-Murdock. Miller won a rematch with Falk two years later, and fended off a challenge by Lyle Koenen, former DFL state senator, in 2018. He won re-election over DFL challenger and first-time candidate Ben Dolan in 2020. . . .
We'll be watching to see what happens with redistricting--much of the district may be broken into pieces already served by incumbents (we mentioned this in a tweet) and Willmar Radio reported "Miller says a big unknown is what will happen with re-districting. Right now 17A includes Swift, Chippewa, Renville, and a small portion of Kandiyohi County..."
Screengrab: A Tim Miller Facebook post in 2014. Perhaps those lawn ornament voters are what Stop the Steal folks mean when they talk about fraud in elections.
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