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Brian Miller
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New York State Assembly District 122
STH · NY · District 122
New York State Assembly District 122
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Brian Miller was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 8, 2016, and represents District 122, which includes parts of Oneida, Herkimer, Otsego, and Madison counties. Before serving in the Assembly, he served as an Oneida County Legislator from 2000 to 2016, including roles as chairman of the Public Works Committee and assistant majority leader, and also served eight years as Bridgewater Town Supervisor. He is a Mohawk Valley Community College graduate with more than 36 years of experience as a mechanical engineer, and his campaign biography also describes him as an apple grower.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Agriculture · Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection · Committee on Education · Committee on Higher Education · Committee on Real Property Taxation · Committee on Transportation
Brian D. Miller, the Republican Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 122, emphasizes preserving health-care access in rural communities, especially through independent pharmacies, workforce licensure compacts, Medicaid cost reforms, opioid treatment options, and veterans' mental health services.
Brian Miller emphasizes lowering costs for families and small businesses, opposing what he describes as burdensome mandates and corporate-welfare economic development, and redirecting support toward Upstate small businesses, farms, infrastructure and local employers. He also backs infrastructure funding and energy-cost relief as economic measures for rural communities and businesses in Assembly District 122.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Miller criticized the 2026 state budget for extending elevated business tax rates for three more years, arguing that it increases costs on employers already burdened by New York taxes and regulations.
SourceMiller supported legislation for ratepayer rebates and returning surplus NYSERDA climate-account funds as bill credits, while calling for energy policy that keeps power affordable for families and small businesses.
SourceMiller joined lawmakers and highway officials in calling for a $250 million CHIPS funding increase, tying local road and bridge investment to safety, jobs, and a stronger rural economy.
SourceMiller said he opposed massive tax incentives for Amazon while supporting job creation, arguing New York should focus on existing Upstate small businesses and family farms rather than corporate handouts.
SourceBrian Miller has taken a restrictive stance on immigration-related state benefits, opposing measures that would extend taxpayer-funded tuition aid or driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. His public statements frame the issue around taxpayer costs, legal status, identity verification, and public-safety concerns.
Brian Miller supports lowering utility costs and slowing or reversing New York energy mandates he says are raising costs and threatening grid reliability. He favors an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy including natural gas infrastructure, nuclear power, renewables, reliable generation, consumer choice, and greater utility-bill transparency.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Miller called for income-based rebate checks, returning surplus NYSERDA Climate Investment Account funds to customers as bill credits, and opposing mandates such as zero-emission school bus requirements and bans on natural-gas hookups in new construction.
SourceMiller joined colleagues in proposing measures including returning unused Clean Energy Fund money to ratepayers, a utility tax and surcharge holiday, a green-energy tax holiday, utility audits, smart-meter choice, and itemized utility bills.
SourceBrian D. Miller supports vocational and career-connected pathways, agriculture and fire-science instruction, school nutrition flexibility, relief for rural school districts, and more flexibility for districts facing zero-emission school bus mandates. He also serves on the New York Assembly Education and Higher Education committees and has co-sponsored multiple education-related bills in the 2025-2026 session.
Brian Miller emphasizes tougher public-safety policies, including changes to bail reform and Raise the Age, while also supporting targeted measures such as anti-stalking protections and recruitment incentives for volunteer firefighters and EMS workers.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Miller called for repealing or changing New York bail reform so judges may consider an individual's dangerousness when making bail decisions.
SourceMiller criticized the Assembly Majority budget proposal for failing to adjust bail reform by giving judges judicial discretion.
SourceMiller sponsored legislation to exempt volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers from state income tax as a recruitment measure he described as a public-safety issue.
SourceNew York State Assembly - Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/bio/Fetched: biography, location, education, background
New York State Assembly - Committee Membership
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/comm/Fetched: committees
Brian Miller for Assembly - Meet Brian
https://www.brianmiller4assembly.com/meetbrianFetched: biography, background
MyRepTracker
https://www.myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-122-brian-miller/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-122-74535Fetched: campaignFinance
New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/91765/brian-millerFetched: candidate identity verification
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Brian D. Miller biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=122&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Miller Celebrates Passage of Bill Set to Help Independent Pharmacies
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/118569Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A04524 bill page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A04524&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A04522 bill page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A4522&default_fld=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A04566 bill page
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4566Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Miller, Colleagues Propose Plan To Decrease Property Taxes
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/80118Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller member page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-MillerFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Sponsored Legislation for Brian D. Miller
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=122&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Miller Celebrates Passage of Bill Set to Help Independent Pharmacies
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/118569Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Miller on This Year’s, Very Late, State Budget
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/118495Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Miller Calls for Immediate Energy Relief and Responsible Energy Policy Following Albany Press Conference
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/117049Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Legislators, Highway Superintendents Call for Increased CHIPS Funding
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/113219Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Miller Invites Amazon Upstate, Calls For Job Creation in Rural New York
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/85177Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/79448Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/87505Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller Biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=122&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A10361
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10361Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page for Brian D. Miller, Assembly District 122
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on energy relief
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/117049Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on utility costs
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/116652Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member profile
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=122&sh=commFetched: issuePositions
LegiScan Brian Miller bill list
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/brian-miller/id/19102?type=billFetched: issuePositions
Brian Miller campaign biography
https://www.brianmiller4assembly.com/meetbrianFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on FY 2026 budget
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/114639Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller Assembly District 122
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/100505Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller Assembly District 122
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/105497Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller Assembly District 122
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/105629Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller Assembly District 122
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/118555Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brian D. Miller Assembly District 122
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-D-Miller/story/86952Fetched: issuePositions
LegiScan - New York Assemblymember Brian Miller
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/brian-miller/id/19102?chamber=house&record=allFetched: issuePositions