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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Bill Miller

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Bill Miller is a political consultant and founding partner in HillCo Partners LLC, an Austin lobby firm formed in 1998. Miller's partner is former state lawmaker Neal T. "Buddy" Jones.

He has represented both Republican and Democratic candidates, but after the Republican takeover of the state House in 2003, has largely been aligned with Republicans. Miller was appointed to state Rep. Tom Craddick's transition team after it was apparent he would become House speaker in 2003. 

Miller grew up in the environment of political campaigns. His mother, Mary Ellen Miller, worked in politics and was influential in the early use of modern-day phone banks. Miller teamed up with his mother professionally on numerous campaigns across the United States and for two winning national campaigns in Canada.

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