Dorothy Miller (April 1, 1920 – April 22, 2008) was an American Republican politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives. From 1959 to 1963, she represented the town of Bolton, and from 1973 to 1975 and 1977 to 1979, she represented the 55th district.
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Personal life
Miller was born Dorothy Risley on April 1, 1920, in East Hartford, Connecticut. She was married to Robert A. Miller, and together they had one daughter. In 1984, Miller moved from Connecticut to Vernon, Vermont.
Miller died on April 22, 2008. She was 88.
Political career
In 1958, Miller was elected to represent Bolton in the Connecticut House of Representatives, defeating Democratic candidate Vincent Krzesicki. She served two terms and was succeeded by her predecessor, fellow Republican Eugene Gagliardone.
Following Connecticut's 1965 constitutional convention, the state redistricted to comply with the landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims, replacing its single-town districts with numbered, population-based districts. Bolton was placed in the 55th district, where Miller would later be elected to two terms. She first served from 1973 to 1975 and was succeeded by Aloysius Ahearn, who defeated her in the 1974 election. In 1976, Miller defeated Ahearn and served her third term from 1977 to 1979. She ran for reelection in 1978, but was again defeated by Ahearn.
After moving to Vernon, Vermont, Miller worked as a justice of the peace.