Patricia Caldwell Miller

Patricia Miller

Patricia Miler currently serves as the Chief Clerk of the South Dakota House of Representatives. She has been part of South Dakota's history for many years and served as first lady of South Dakota. Her husband, Walter D. Miller, served as the state's governor from April 1993 to January 1995. Pat's passion to serve involves 20 plus years of public service with the Departments of Education, Labor and Social Services, and the Office of the Secretary of State. Providing leadership in the nonprofit sector, she worked 10 years with Easter Seals South Dakota, including seven years as CEO. In 2008, she was chosen to serve as the President of the South Dakota Heritage Fund (now South Dakota Historical Society Foundation), the nonprofit partner of the State Historical Society. She currently serves as the board President.

A sought after leader, she served as the Deputy Secretary of State of South Dakota, delegate to the White House Conference on Aging, president of the SD Federation of Republican Women and Cen-Kota Republican Women. Pat served on the board of directors for Africa Uplifted, SD Historical Society Foundation, SD Tourism, and is a founding board member of the Trail of Governors. In 2020, the United States marked the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, commemorating women's right to vote. Honoring this event in South Dakota, Pat served as chair of the delegation Her Vote. Her Voice. (a women’s history initiative which celebrated the event by providing education and advocacy across the state.)

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