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By SEAN ADAMS
Amndil Newapapen Richmond Bureau
RICHMOND — Sen. Kevin G. Miller of Harrisonburg is about as conservative as they come in the General Assembly, so someone suggested he ought to vote for a couple of “liberal issues” to soften his image.
Sen. Miller got his chance early in his first session in the Senate on a bill dealing with parking for the handicapped.
But he spurned the chance by voting against it — not because he opposes ticketing people who illegally park in spaces for the handicapped, but because he doesn’t like the idea of law enforcement officers issuing tickets in private parking lots.
“It’s not exactly painting myself as a liberal, is it?” he asked.
Not exactly, but then everyone knows Mr. Miller, a 53year old Republican who represents the 26th Senate district, votes in the tradition of Shenandoah Valley Republicans — conservatively.
Sen. Miller is the only new member of the five-member local delegation. He was elected last year to represent, the district which includes the Catlett, Morrisville and Remihgton pecincts in Fauquier County and all of Rappahannock, along with part of the Shenandoah Valley.
He replaced Nathan H. Miller (no relation), who did not seek re-election.
Kevin Miller is no stranger to the Assembly. He served three years, 1980-1982, in the House of Delegates. He left to run for the 6th Congressional District seat in 1982, losing in a close election — by 1.2 percent — to James J. Olin, a Democrat from Roanoke.
Why did Mr. Miller, an associate professor of accounting and finance at James Madison University, want to return to the state legislature?
“I enjoyed it when I was here in the House. Really, it’s a great honor to be chosen by your friends and neighbors and people in the community you’ve never heard of,” he says.
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