Delegate Paula Miller (D-Norfolk)

Party Democratic Photo of Paula Miller
District 87: City of Norfolk (part) [map]
Took Office January 2005
Next Election November 2009
Committees Militia, Police and Public Safety, Science and Technology
Website delegatepaulamiller.com
Fundraising $15,748 cash on hand (From VPAP)
Copatroning Habits 66% of bills she copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 89% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that she also copatroned, 57% of them are Democrats.
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Donor Sector Total
Virginia Democratic Party Democratic Party committees $193,937
Virginia House Democratic Caucus Democratic Party committees $72,377
Leadership For Virginia Republican-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic conservative ones $15,000
House Democratic Caucus Democratic Party committees $14,655
One Virginia PACs operated by Democratic state politicians $12,500
Moving Virginia Forward Democratic-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic liberal/progressive ones $12,409
Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc Attorneys & law firms $5,000
Virginia State Afl-Cio Labor unions $4,000
Dominion Energy production & distribution $3,500
Hiemstra, Sherron Uncoded $3,250

Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Recent Mentions on Blogs

Waldo Jaquith: The legislature?s most prolific copatrons.

June 10, 2009
The more time that I spend mapping the social relationships of legislators via their copatroning habits, the more fascinated that I am by this mechanism of exploring the General Assembly. It really is a powerful tool. (To see one of the ways I?m using it on Richmond Sunlight now, check out HB1721 , SB1436 , or HB2482 , where you can see a graph indicating the average partisan position of each bill?s cosponsors.) Here?s a less thoughtful usage of this data, but no less interesting: a listi...

Wards Corner Civic League: Next Civic League Meeting ? June 15, 2009

June 8, 2009
Anthony Burfoot has been invited to come speak at our next civic league meeting on June 15, 2009 at 6:45pm at the Fitness & Wellness Center. Here is the President?s message for June: Dear Neighbors, The June meeting will mark the last meeting of the first half of the civic league year until we resume our schedule again in September. Summer is just around the corner and schools will be out and hopefully we will all enjoy some vacation time. Over the summer, please continue to enjoy the...

VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local: Financial reports ? local House races

June 2, 2009
Yesterday was the filing deadline for financial reporting, the last one prior to the primary. Virginia Public Access Project has done a great job of pulling the data in from the State Board of Elections. A quick look at the numbers for some of the races. Note: * indicates incumbent. Democratic primary ? 80th ? three people are vying for the nomination in this district to replace Ken Melvin, who is now a judge. The winner will take on Republican Jennifer Lee, who raised$1,136 and has $2...

HoodaThunk?: Repeat Traffic: VA General Assembly meeting again April 8th to consider overrides of Kaine vetoes.

April 6, 2009
This is a repeat message. Please take a moment today or early tomorrow to contact your Virginia General Assembly Delegate and Senator! As is the procedure in Virginia, the General Assembly is reconvening on April 8th to consider responses to Governor Kaine?s actions regarding the bills passed in the session that was just completed. According to Virginia law, the Governor has 4 options open to him when a bill is sent to his desk. Sign the bill. It becomes law either immediately or on a certa...

HoodaThunk?: VA General Assembly meeting again April 8th to consider overrides of Kaine vetoes.

March 31, 2009
As is the procedure in Virginia, the General Assembly is reconvening on April 8th to consider responses to Governor Kaine?s actions regarding the bills passed in the session that was just completed. According to Virginia law, the Governor has 4 options open to him when a bill is sent to his desk. Sign the bill. It becomes law either immediately or on a certain date as described in the law. Veto the bill. He then returns the bill to the General Assembly. Modify the bill. The Governor can m...
Recent Mentions in the Media

Washington Post: Va. Lawmakers Question System Upgrade Contract

June 29, 2009
"Certainly these are questions we want to know the answers to,'' said Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk). House Majority Leader H. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem), ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Gov. Kaine signs 15 bills to benefit military families

June 16, 2009
Legislation sponsored by Norfolk Democratic Del. Paula Miller allows absentee ballots to be e-mailed for quicker transmission, while a bill from Democratic ...and more »

The Virginian-Pilot: Independent candidates file to make their runs for office

June 9, 2009
Del. Paula Miller, D-Norfolk, and Norfolk Commissioner of Revenue Sharon McDonald will face opposition in November's general election.and more »

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