Patricia Miller

Democratic Party

Connecticut State Senate District 27

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor:Carlo Leone (D)

Prior offices:

Connecticut House of Representatives District 145

Years in office: 2009 - 2021

Compensation

Base salary

$43,600/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Moravian College

Personal

Birthplace

Stamford, CT

Contact

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Patricia Miller (Democratic Party) is a member of theConnecticut State Senate, representingDistrict 27. She assumed office on March 8, 2021. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Miller (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theConnecticut State Senate to representDistrict 27. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Patricia Miller was born in Stamford, Connecticut. Miller earned a B.S. in mathematics from Moravian College. Her career experience includes working in the affordable housing industry.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging Committee,Co-Chair
• Banking Committee,Co-Chair
• Commerce Committee
• Education Committee
• Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee,Vice-Chair
• Judiciary Committee

2023-2024

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging Committee,Vice Chair
• Banking Committee,Co-Chair
• Commerce Committee
• Education Committee
• Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee,Vice Chair
• Judiciary Committee

2021-2022

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging Committee,Co-Chair
• Veterans' Affairs Committee,Member
• Commerce Committee,Member
• Education Committee,Member

2019-2020

Miller was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee
• Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
• Judiciary Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Miller served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Miller served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Miller served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 27

IncumbentPatricia Miller defeatedNicola Tarzia in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Miller (D)	62.3	23,980
	Submit photo	Nicola Tarzia (R)	37.7	14,506

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,486
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentPatricia Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 27.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Nicola Tarzia advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 27.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Connecticut State Senate District 27

IncumbentPatricia Miller defeatedMichael Battinelli in the general election for Connecticut State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Miller (D)	61.6	15,629
	Submit photo	Michael Battinelli (R)	38.4	9,733

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,362
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentPatricia Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut State Senate District 27.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Michael Battinelli advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut State Senate District 27.

2021

See also: Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2021

General election

Special general election for Connecticut State Senate District 27

Patricia Miller defeatedJoshua Esses andBrian Merlen in the special general election for Connecticut State Senate District 27 on March 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Miller (D)	59.5	4,692
		Joshua Esses (R)	39.4	3,109
		Brian Merlen (Independent Party)	1.1	87

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,888
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2020

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 145

IncumbentPatricia Miller defeatedJ.D. Ospina in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 145 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Miller (D)	77.3	5,898
		J.D. Ospina (R)	22.7	1,736

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,634
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentPatricia Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 145.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.J.D. Ospina advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut House of Representatives District 145.

2018

See also:Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 145

IncumbentPatricia Miller defeatedFritz Blau in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 145 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Miller (D)	82.6	4,580
	Submit photo	Fritz Blau (R)	17.4	965

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,545
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2016

See also:Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theConnecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

IncumbentPatricia Miller defeatedFrancky Trofort in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 145 general election.^[2]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 145 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia MillerIncumbent	81.01%	5,203
	Republican	Francky Trofort	18.99%	1,220
Total Votes				6,423
Source:Connecticut Secretary of the State

IncumbentPatricia Miller ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 145 Democratic primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 145 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Patricia MillerIncumbent (unopposed)

William Kemp ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 145 Republican primary.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 145 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	William Kemp (unopposed)

2014

See also:Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theConnecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. IncumbentPatricia Billie Miller was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileMatt Dellacorte was unopposed in the Republican primary. Miller defeatedCarol Ann McClean (R) in the general election. Dellacorte withdrew before the general election.^[3][4]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 145 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia MillerIncumbent	76.6%	2,681
	Republican	Carol Ann McClean	23.4%	819
Total Votes				3,500

2012

See also:Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2012

Miller ran in the2012 election forConnecticut House of Representatives District 145. Miller ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. She defeatedFrancky Trofort (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[5][6][7]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 145, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia Billie MillerIncumbent	78.9%	4,602
	Republican	Francky Trofort	21.1%	1,230
Total Votes				5,832

2010

See also:Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2010

Miller ran for re-election to the 145th District seat in 2010. She defeatedFritz Blau (R) in the November 2 general election.

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 145 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Patricia Miller (D)		2,932
Fritz Blau (R)		676

2008

See also:Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Miller won election to theConnecticut House of Representatives from Connecticut's 145th District, defeating Fritz Blau (R). Miller received 4,634 votes in the election while Blau received 945 votes.^[8] Miller raised $14,584 for her campaign; Blau raised $30,005.^[9]

Connecticut House of Representatives, District 145
Candidates		Votes
Patricia Miller (D)		4,634
Fritz Blau (R)		945

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2021

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2020

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Personal

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Miller is a member of the Union Baptist Church and Westside Neighborhood Revitalization Zone.^[1]

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