# Doug Miller

Doug Miller is a Republican member of the Indiana House for district 48.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Indiana House, district 48
- Serving since: 2014-11-05
- Current term: IN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5b58dd7d-acb3-4554-9e4e-c1281155f4ab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b58dd7d-acb3-4554-9e4e-c1281155f4ab (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of Miller’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Indiana, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Miller says (IN 2025–26 session)

78 classified statements: 78 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Miller | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.3% | 636 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 52.6% | 31.9% | 96 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 1.8% | 200 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 19.2% | 12.7% | 189 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 22% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Agriculture and Food 12% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 37 donors and 558 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IN 2025–26 session)

908 roll calls. Attendance 90.8% (Indiana House 91.6%). Party unity 99.3% (95.2%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 199 - Behning · SB 199 Various education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB199/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 14 - Teshka · SB 14 Pension matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB14/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 140 - Zimmerman · SB 140 Public safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB140/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1200 - Pressel · HB 1200 Bureau of motor vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1200/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 144 - Rowray · SB 144 Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB144/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1343 - Bartels · HB 1343 Public safety matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1343/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · SB 4 - Snow · SB 4 Various fiscal matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB4/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1268 - Bartels · HB 1268 Indiana defense matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1268/
- 2026-02-27 · voted yea · HB 1266 - Behning · HB 1266 Department of education and education matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1266/
- 2026-02-27 · voted nay · HB 1038 - Snow · HB 1038 Gaming matters. · pass · https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1038/

## Legislation (IN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 80. 70.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House 45.8%; rank 23 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 5: Honoring Richard P. Miller upon his 101st birthday. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HR5/
- HB 1431: Street camping. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1431/
- HB 1416: Preemption of local regulation. (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1416/
- HB 1001: Housing matters. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1001/
- HB 1231: Battery recycling. (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1231/
- SB 167: Relocation of outdoor advertising signs. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB167/
- HB 1230: Professional licensing agency. (became law, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/HB1230/
- SB 172: Administrative rulemaking. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB172/
- SB 13: Motor vehicle equipment requirements. (became law, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2026/SB13/
- HR 68: Honoring Captain Adam J. Kuspa. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HR68/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2114765235739652489
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2113696079590178872
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2108647469135347767
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2107517616604807200
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2107150422062387455
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2106419703329493305
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2106031970987745477
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2106125889335369838
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2105675516699087170
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dougmillerin/status/2104601645145313382

## Links

- Official site: https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/doug-miller/
- X: https://x.com/dougmillerin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougmiller4staterep
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-miller-9417501a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b58dd7d-acb3-4554-9e4e-c1281155f4ab
