REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE MILLER (D-CA) Ranking Minority Member, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Joined committee:

1997 1 Assumed leadership: 2001 Elected to Congress: 1974 Formed PAC: 2000 Rep. Miller served as ranking member of the committee from 2001 to 2006 and served as chairman from 2007 to 2010. Over the past seven election cycles, as his seniority on the committee rose, contributions from education and workforce industries to Rep. Miller increased at a rate far outpacing his total contributions. Rep. Millers voting history, however, does not reflect the industries largess. Campaign Contributions from the Education and Workforce Sector 1998 Election Cycle $63,551 $346,025 2010 Election Cycle $457,946 $1,527,308 % Change 621% 341%

Industry Contributions Total Contributions

During the 2002 election cycle the first election cycle after Rep. Miller assumed a leadership position on the committee contributions from education and workforce industries to his campaign committee and PAC increased by 38% over the previous cycle, from $145,150 in 2000 to $199,863 in 2002. Total contributions increased by 65% during the same time period, from $417,748 to $687,741. During the 2010 election cycle, education and workforce industries accounted for 30% of the $1,527,308 in total contributions received by Rep. Millers campaign committee and PAC. During the 1998 election cycle, education and workforce industries accounted for 18% of the $346,025 in total contributions received by Rep. Millers campaign committee.

Campaign Contribution highlights from industries regulated by the Committee 2 The Education industry donated more than 90 times more money to Rep. Miller during the 2010 election cycle than during the 1998 election cycle, increasing its contributions from $1,500 to $135,461.

CREW reviewed the online editions of the Congressional Directory from the U.S. Government Printing Offices available from the 105th Congress (1997-1998) through the 111th Congress (2009-2010). Therefore, the Congress member has been a member of the committee since at least 1997 and possibly earlier. 2 This section highlights committee industries that significantly increased their donations to the committee leader between the 1998 and 2010 election cycles.

The Health Professionals industry donated more than five times more money to Rep. Miller during the 2010 election cycle than during the 1998 election cycle, increasing its contributions from $11,501 to $59,500. The Building Trade Unions donated nearly six times more money to Rep. Miller during the 2010 election cycle than during the 1998 election cycle, increasing its contributions from $18,000 to $107,650.

Votes on Education and Workforce Issues From 2007-2008, Rep. Miller voted on average 88% in agreement with the industries regulated by the Education and Workforce Committee. The average Democrat voted in agreement with the industries 91% of the time. From 2009-2010, Rep. Miller voted on average 82% in agreement with the industries regulated by the Education and Workforce Committee. The average Democrat voted in agreement with the industries 81% of the time. Since January 2011, Rep. Miller has voted on average 77% in agreement with the industries regulated by the Education and Workforce Committee. The average Democrat has voted in agreement with the industries 79% of the time.