Aruna Miller
Aruna Miller (née Katragadda; born November 6, 1964) is an American civil engineer and politician who is serving as the 10th lieutenant governor of Maryland since 2023. Miller, a Democrat, is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Legislative District 15 in Montgomery County. Miller ran for Congress in 2018 to represent Maryland's 6th congressional district, and lost the Democratic primary to David Trone.
Aruna Miller | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2023 | |
| Governor | Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | Boyd Rutherford |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 15th district | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | Craig L. Rice |
| Succeeded by | Lily Qi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aruna Katragadda November 6, 1964 Hyderabad, India |
| Citizenship | India (1964–2000) United States (2000–present) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
David Miller (m. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Missouri University of Science and Technology (BS) |
| Signature | |
| Website | Campaign website |
In December 2021, Wes Moore chose Miller as his running mate in the Democratic primary of the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election. They won the Democratic nomination on July 19, 2022, and defeated Republican nominee Dan Cox and his running mate Gordana Schifanelli on November 8, 2022. Miller is the first South Asian woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States, as well as the first Asian American lieutenant governor and first immigrant to hold statewide office in Maryland, and the second female lieutenant governor after Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.