Mike Miller makes it official in Dover
Jimtown resident Mike Miller formally announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress during an April 29 press conference at Delaware State University.
“Our families are struggling, your neighbors are struggling,” he said at the announcement. “Just look around and you will see others who are only looking for a better opportunity to take care of their family. We can do better in Delaware, and across the great country, and I am asking for you to give me a chance to serve you in the United States Congress.”
This is third time Miller has run for Congress, the other two were in 2000 and 2002. He also ran for Cape Henlopen Board of Education in 2009 and the state Senate District 6 seat in 2012.
Miller is one of five Democratic candidates running for the seat. Those others include Sean Barney, a Wilmington resident, Sen. Bryan Townsend, D-Newark, former state Labor Secretary Lisa Blunt Rochester and Milton resident Scott Walker.
There are also two Republicans who have announced – Former Wyoming Mayor Hans Reigle and Rose Izzo, who is running for the seat for the third time.
The deadline to file for a statewide seat is noon, Tuesday, July 12. The statewide primary is set for Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
