# Joe Miller Joe Miller is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 53. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Ohio House, district 53 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/9b5a9ff9-b35a-49aa-aa64-5d2bab574843 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b5a9ff9-b35a-49aa-aa64-5d2bab574843 (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 Miller voted against the majority of Ohio House Democrats 20 times; party unity 63%, in the bottom tenth of the Ohio House (average 93.3%). ## What Miller says (OH 2025–26 session) 299 classified statements: 299 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Miller | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 5.3% | 2.5% | 131 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 6.7% | 10.4% | 425 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 32.8% | 39.2% | 489 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 2.9% | 229 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 11.7% | 14.4% | 395 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 289 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 35% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 13% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 878 donors and 614 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 290 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 63% (93.3%). 20 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-01 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 519 Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB519/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 105 Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB105/ - 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB173/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 315 Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB315/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 450 Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB450/ - 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Adopted · SJR 10 CA: Require identification to vote · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/ - 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 455 Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB455/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 251 Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB251/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 162 Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB162/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 35 bills: 34 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 187. 45.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 75 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 976: Regards filing false claims with the state, defrauding the state (introduced, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB976/ - HR 447: Designate Honor and Remember Flag to honor fallen service members (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR447/ - HB 955: Expand homestead exemption - disabled veteran’s surviving spouse (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB955/ - HR 431: Honoring the Lorain Rotary Club on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR431/ - HR 434: Honoring Januzzi’s Footwear Solutions on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR434/ - HB 841: Enact the Healthy Homes Program Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB841/ - HB 813: Regards AI-generated products, AI-systems acting as humans (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB813/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HB 790: Designate the Honor and Remember flag; encourage flag display (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB790/ - HB 761: Allow absent voter’s ballot return to any county polling place (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB761/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $129.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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. - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2109808907556151727 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2108632535534309534 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2098222146975604907 - 2026-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2077841531356991571 - 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2067227269970448619 - 2026-06-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2064814030494007551 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2064427859637043474 - 2026-06-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2062551229176107357 - 2026-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2055394038346350986 - 2026-05-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio RepJoeMiller/status/2054296825310445717 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/joseph-a-miller-iii - Campaign site: https://www.joemillerforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/JoeMiller4Ohio - X: https://x.com/RepJoeMiller - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeMillerforOhio/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002564786268 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joemillerohio/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-miller-89093618/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9b5a9ff9-b35a-49aa-aa64-5d2bab574843