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{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}}
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Christian J. Miele
| name = Christian Miele
| image =
| image = Christian Miele 2020.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Miele in 2020
| office = Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities
| state_senate = Maryland
| district = [[Maryland Legislative District 34|34th]]
| term_start = January 9, 2019
| term_end =
| term_start = January 5, 2023
| appointer = [[Larry Hogan]]
| term_end = January 11, 2023
| appointer = [[Larry Hogan]]
| state_delegate1 = Maryland
| district1 = [[Maryland Legislative District 8|8th]]
| predecessor = [[Robert Cassilly (politician)|Robert Cassilly]]
| successor = [[Mary-Dulany James]]
| term_start1 = January 14, 2015
| office1 = Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities
| term_end1 = January 9, 2019
| deputy1 =
| term_start1 = January 9, 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Joseph Boteler]]
| term_end1 = January 4, 2023
|1blankname1 = Secretary
| successor1 = [[Joseph Boteler]] & [[Harry Bhandari]]
|1namedata1 = Carol Beatty
| birth_name = Christian Joseph Miele
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|28}}
| appointer1 = Larry Hogan
| predecessor1 = [[William J. Frank]]
| birth_place = [[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date =
| successor1 = [[Lisa Belcastro]]
| death_place =
| state_delegate2 = Maryland
| district2 = [[Maryland Legislative District 8|8th]]
| constituency =
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| term_start2 = January 14, 2015
|spouse = Jessica M. Miele
| term_end2 = January 9, 2019
| alongside2 = [[Joe Cluster]] and [[Eric M. Bromwell]]
|education = [[Towson University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])}}<br> [[Emory University]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
| profession = Lawyer
| predecessor2 = Joseph C. Boteler III
| successor2 = [[Joseph C. Boteler III]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|28}}
| birth_place = [[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = Jessica Minacapelli
| children = 2
| education = [[Towson University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br> [[Emory University School of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| profession = Lawyer
}}
}}
'''Christian Joseph Miele''' (born February 28, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he was a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] from January 14, 2015, to January 9, 2019.<ref name = mdhd>{{cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa17051.html|title=Former Delegates: Christian J. Miele|publisher=Maryland.gov}}</ref> Miele is currently serving as Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities in the administration of Governor Larry Hogan, having been appointed to this post on January 9, 2019.
'''Christian J. Miele''' born February 28, 1981) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the [[Maryland Senate]] from the [[Maryland Legislative District 34|34th district]] from January 5 to January 11, 2023, and a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] from the [[Maryland Legislative District 8|8th district]] from 2015 to 2019. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Miele served as the deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities in the administration of Governor [[Larry Hogan]] from 2019 to 2023.


==Family and education==
==Early life and education==
Miele was born in [[Red Bank, New Jersey]].<ref name = mdhd/> He graduated [[St. John Vianney High School (New Jersey)|St. John Vianney High School]] in [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey]]. He earned [[Bachelor of Science]] and [[Master of Arts]] degrees from [[Towson University]] in 2004 and 2008, respectively.<ref name = mdhd/> and a [[Juris Doctor|JD]] degree from the [[Emory University School of Law]] in 2014. While at [[Emory University|Emory]], he joined the [[Phi Alpha Delta]] law fraternity, was a co-founder and editor-in-chief of the ''Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review'', and served as president of the [[Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies]].<ref name = mdhd/> He is married to Dr. Jessica M. Miele.<ref name = cm>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianmiele.org/about-christian/|title=About Christian|publisher=ChristianMiele.org}}</ref> He is also a member of the [[Ancient Free and Accepted Masons]].<ref name = mdhd/>
Miele was born in [[Red Bank, New Jersey]] on February 28, 1981<ref name="msa"/> to an [[Italian American]] father.<ref name="HoganEndorse">{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Josh |title=Hogan makes first 2018 endorsement at rally for state Senate candidate |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-makes-first-2018-endorsement-at-rally-for-state-senate-candidate/2017/06/09/5a3ea596-4bab-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html |access-date=February 14, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 9, 2017}}</ref> Miele was raised in New Jersey and graduated from [[St. John Vianney High School (New Jersey)|St. John Vianney High School]], afterwards moving to Maryland to attend [[Towson University]],<ref name="MieleTicket" /> where he was a member of the [[Sigma Pi]] fraternity and earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in political science in 2004 and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in professional studies in 2008; and [[Emory University]], where he was a member of the [[Phi Alpha Delta]] fraternity, served as the president of the [[Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies]], and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] degree in 2014.<ref name="msa">{{cite web |title=Christian J. Miele, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa17051.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Plotkin">{{cite web |title=Christian J. Miele, Esq. |url=https://www.pinderplotkin.com/christian-miele/ |publisher=Pinder Plotkin LLC |access-date=February 14, 2024 |date=13 December 2019}}</ref>


==Career==
==Professional life==
After graduating from Towson, Miele worked as the university's coordinator for fraternity and sorority life from 2006 to 2010.<ref name="votesmart" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jenna |title=Meet the 2015 Maryland General Assembly's sizable freshman class |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/meet-the-2015-maryland-general-assemblys-sizeable-freshman-class/2015/01/13/2603d47e-983c-11e4-927a-4fa2638cd1b0_story.html |access-date=February 14, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> While attending Emory, he co-founded and worked as the editor-in-chief for the ''Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review'' law journal,<ref name="msa" /> interned for the [[U.S. Department of Justice]]'s criminal division, and clerked for Maryland Court of Appeals justice [[Glenn T. Harrell Jr.]]<ref name="votesmart" /> Miele was admitted to the [[Maryland Bar]] in 2017, after which he worked for injury law firm Pinder Plotkin LLC, first as an associate from 2017 to 2023 and then as a partner since 2023.<ref name="msa" /> Miele has also worked as a public information officer for the [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil County]] government since 2023.<ref name="Plotkin" />
Miele worked as an expansion consultant for Sigma Pi Fraternity from 2004 to 2005.<ref name = vs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149096/christian-miele#.WejssEaGN9A|title=Christian Miele's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org}}</ref> He was the Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life at Towson University from 2006 to 2010.<ref name = mdhd/> He has also served as a [[Project Manager]] for Sequel Design Associates, inc.<ref name = cm/> During law school, he was as a judicial intern for Judge [[Glenn T. Harrell, Jr.]] of the [[Maryland Court of Appeals]], the state's highest court.<ref name = vs/>


===Maryland House of Delegates===
==State government==
[[File:New Delegates photo op (16102367569).jpg|thumb|left|House Speaker [[Michael E. Busch]] (left) swears Miele (right) into the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015]]
Miele is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] who represented Legislative District 8 in [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]]. He served on the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the legislature's Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders.<ref name =mdhd/>
In August 2013, Miele announced that he would run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 8.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miele Kicks off Campaign in White Marsh |url=https://patch.com/maryland/parkville/miele-kicks-off-campaign-in-white-marsh_9a747cb3 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=Patch |date=August 2, 2013 |location=[[Parkville, Maryland]] |language=en}}</ref> He won election to the seat in the [[2014 Maryland House of Delegates election|2014 general election]],<ref name="2014election" /> and was sworn in on January 14, 2015. Miele served on the Health and Government Operations Committee during his entire tenure.<ref name="msa" /> Following his election, Miele was considered a rising star within the [[Maryland Republican Party]].<ref name="MieleTicket" />


''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' described Miele as a [[political moderate]]. During his 2014 House of Delegates campaign, he expressed support for legislation to legalize [[same-sex marriage in Maryland]], decriminalize marijuana possession, and repeal the death penalty.<ref name="2014election">{{cite web |title=Miele 14L elected to Maryland House of Delegates |url=https://law.emory.edu/news-and-events/releases/2014/11/miele-14L-elected-to-maryland-house-of-delegates.html |publisher=[[Emory University School of Law]] |access-date=February 14, 2024 |language=en |date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> In the legislature, he successfully introduced the Hire Our Veterans Act, which incentivized businesses to hire military veterans; Janet's Law, which requires physicians practicing without insurance to disclose their lack of coverage to patients; and legislation to discourage bullying in public schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Miele, Schuh Vets Find Refuge in Hogan Administration |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/01/03/del-miele-lands-gig-at-dept-of-disabilities/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=January 4, 2019}}</ref> Miele also introduced bills to strip lawmakers convicted of felonies of their pension benefits,<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Chances Dim for Bill to Strip Corrupt Lawmakers' Pensions |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/04/04/chances-dim-for-bill-to-strip-corrupt-lawmakers-pensions/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=April 4, 2018}}</ref> and supported bills to decriminalize [[marijuana paraphernalia]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Van |title=The Maryland GOP on Pot: Free State Republicans have been warming to marijuana reform, but support for legalization so far remains a pipe dream |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/04/20/the-maryland-gop-on-pot-free-state-republicans-have-been-warming-to-marijuana-reform-but-support-for-legalization-so-far-remains-a-pipe-dream/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> and to establish an [[independent redistricting commission]] to draw Maryland's political maps.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Michael |title=Redistricting reform is in spotlight – and in bills |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/02/15/redistricting-reform-is-in-spotlight-and-in-bills/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>
He ran for the District 8 seat in the [[Maryland Senate]] in 2018 but lost to [[Katherine Klausmeier]] in the General Election.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dresser |first=Michael |date=June 10, 2017 |title=Hogan, GOP take aim at Democratic dominance of Maryland legislature |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-gop-assembly-20170610-story.html|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location= Baltimore, Maryland |access-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref><ref name = results18>{{cite web|url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01508.html|title=Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator|publisher=The Maryland State Board of Elections}}</ref>


In November 2015, Miele was named as a co-chair for [[Marco Rubio]]'s [[Marco Rubio 2016 presidential campaign|2016 presidential campaign]] in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Miele, Neuman will head Marco Rubio's campaign in Md. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/11/30/miele-neuman-will-head-marco-rubios-campaign-in-md/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>
Miele is the Republican nominee for [[Maryland Senate]] in [[Maryland Legislative District 34|District 34]] for the [[2022 Maryland Senate election|2022 Maryland Legislative election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaines |first=Danielle E. |date=2021-07-02 |title=Former Delegate Running for Harford County Senate Seat |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/07/02/former-delegate-running-for-harford-county-senate-seat/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Maryland Matters |language=en-US}}</ref> He defeated businessman Butch Tilley with 74% of the vote and will face Democrat [[Mary-Dulany James|Mary Dulany James]] in the general election.


===Maryland Senate campaigns===
==Election Results==
====2018 8th district election====
*'''2014 General Election for Maryland House of Delegates - District 8''' <ref name="2018 election results">{{cite web| url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01608.html| title= House of Delegates Results |publisher= Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved August 15, 2018</ref>
{{main|2018 Maryland Senate election#District 8}}
::'''Voters to choose up to three:'''
On June 8, 2017, Miele announced that he would run for the [[Maryland Senate]] in District 8 in [[2018 Maryland Senate election|2018]], challenging incumbent Democratic state senator [[Katherine A. Klausmeier]]. His candidacy was endorsed by Governor [[Larry Hogan]] and the [[Maryland Republican Party]] in their "Drive for Five" campaign.<ref name="MieleTicket">{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Republicans Get Their Miele Ticket |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2017/06/08/republicans-get-their-miele-ticket/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> The election was seen as one of the most competitive in the Maryland Senate, as Miele was expected to benefit from having Hogan's endorsement, who won the district by 37 points in [[2014 Maryland gubernatorial election|2014]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Hogan School Construction Bill Veto Sets Up Late-Session Override Drama |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/04/07/hogan-school-construction-bill-veto-sets-up-late-session-override-drama/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=April 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Josh |title=How Md. Republicans plan to break the state Senate's supermajority in 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/how-md-republicans-plan-to-break-the-state-senates-supermajority-in-2018/2017/05/07/91ad978c-2e99-11e7-8674-437ddb6e813e_story.html |access-date=January 1, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 7, 2017}}</ref> but Klausmeier was seen as being the slight favorite due to her high name recognition and strong community roots.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Political Notebook: Klausmeier Leads Miele in State Senate Poll – And More! |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/02/16/political-notebook-klausmeier-leads-miehle-in-state-senate-poll-and-more-2/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=February 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Republican Polling Memo Sees Klausmeier as Highly Vulnerable |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/02/19/republican-polling-memo-sees-klausmeier-as-highly-vulnerable-2/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=February 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Races for Maryland Senate, House of Delegates |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/09/30/races-for-maryland-senate-house-of-delegates/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=September 30, 2018}}</ref> Both candidates ran campaigns focused on local issues, including school overcrowding and the [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|opioid epidemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chason |first1=Rachel |title=Can Md. Republicans ride Gov. Larry Hogan's coattails to key gains in the Senate? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/can-md-republicans-ride-gov-larry-hogans-coattails-to-key-gains-in-the-senate/2018/10/20/7149509a-d08b-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html |access-date=February 14, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 20, 2018}}</ref>
:{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Votes
!Percent
!Outcome
|-
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|'''Christian Miele''', Rep
|20,164
|&nbsp;&nbsp;19.4%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''
|-
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|[[John W. E. Cluster, Jr.]], Rep.
|19,938
|&nbsp;&nbsp;19.2%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|[[Eric M. Bromwell]], Dem.
|17,361
|&nbsp;&nbsp;16.7%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Bill Paulshock
|15,899
|&nbsp;&nbsp;15.3%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
|-
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Norma Secoura
|15,660
|&nbsp;&nbsp;15.1%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Renee Smith
|14,704
|&nbsp;&nbsp;14.2%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
|-
|Other Write-Ins
|87
|&nbsp;&nbsp;0.1%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
|}


Klausmeier defeated Miele in the general election on November 6, 2018, edging out Miele by a margin of 1,061 votes, or 2.3 percent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=GOP's 'Drive for Five' Stalls |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/11/07/gops-drive-for-five-stalls/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> Following his defeat, in January 2019, Governor [[Larry Hogan]] appointed Miele to serve as the deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities, replacing [[William J. Frank]], who moved to a position within the Maryland Department of Budget and Management.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Miele, after losing state Senate contest, lands job at Department of Disabilities |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2019/01/03/miele-after-losing-state-senate-contest-lands-job-at-department-of-disabilities/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 3, 2019}}</ref> In this capacity, Miele oversaw the department's legislative portfolio and managed its policy team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fontelieu |first1=Jason |title=Former Baltimore County state delegate is running for state Senate in Harford County |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2022/01/28/former-baltimore-county-state-delegate-is-running-for-state-senate-in-harford-county/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>
*'''2018 General Election for Maryland Senate - District 8'''<ref name = results18/>
:{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Votes
!Percent
!Outcome
|-
|
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|[[Katherine Klausmeier]], Dem.
|24,332
|&nbsp;&nbsp;51.1%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''
|-
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|'''Christian Miele''', Rep
|23,271
|&nbsp;&nbsp;48.8%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Lost'''
|}


====2022 34th district election====
* '''2022 Republican Primary Election for Maryland Senate - District 34'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unofficial 2022 Election Results |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/primary_results/gen_results_2022_6_34.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=elections.maryland.gov}}</ref>
{{main|2022 Maryland Senate election#District 34}}
On July 2, 2021, Miele announced that he would run for the [[Maryland Senate]] in District 34, seeking to succeed [[Robert Cassilly (politician)|Robert Cassilly]], who retired to [[2022 Maryland county executive elections#Harford County|run for Harford County executive]].<ref name="2022run">{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Former Delegate Running for Harford County Senate Seat |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/07/02/former-delegate-running-for-harford-county-senate-seat/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> He won the Republican primary election with 73.7 percent of the vote, defeating businessman Walter Tilley, and faced Democratic nominee and former state delegate [[Mary-Dulany James]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Speaker's preferred candidate leading in open-seat Senate race — plus, other Senate results |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/22/speakers-preferred-candidate-leading-in-open-seat-senate-race-plus-other-senate-results/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> who defeated Miele in the general election with 50.55 percent of the vote, or by a margin of 591 votes, on November 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Dems take two more Senate seats, win Frederick County exec race |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/11/18/dems-take-two-more-senate-seats-win-frederick-county-exec-race/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=November 18, 2022}}</ref>


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| video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIpc5b3XpTA Swearing-In Ceremony of Christian Miele]<br />via YouTube<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIpc5b3XpTA |title=Swearing-In Ceremony of Christian Miele |publisher=[[Maryland Senate]] |access-date=February 14, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
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Following his defeat, in December 2022, Governor Larry Hogan appointed Miele to the [[Maryland Senate]] to replace Cassilly, who vacated the seat after winning the Harford County executive election. He was sworn in on January 5, 2023. Miele served in this position for one week until the start of the [[Maryland General Assembly]]'s 445th legislative session on January 11, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Political notes: Maryland's newest senator, plus an environmental confab on the Eastern Shore |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/01/06/political-notes-marylands-newest-senator-plus-an-environmental-confab-on-the-eastern-shore/ |access-date=January 6, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=January 6, 2023}}</ref>
!Outcome
|-
| colspan="4" |
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|'''Christian Miele'''
|7,317
|73.66%
|'''Won'''
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|Walter "Butch" Tilley
|2,616
|26.34%
|'''Lost'''
|}
:


== References ==
==Personal life==
Miele is married to his wife, Jessica (née Minacapelli).<ref name="votesmart">{{cite web |title=Christian Miele's biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149096/christian-miele#.WejssEaGN9A |website=[[Vote Smart]] |access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> Together, they have two children.<ref name="msa" /> Following his defeat in the 2018 Maryland Senate election, Miele and his family moved from [[Nottingham, Maryland|Nottingham]] to [[Harford County, Maryland|Harford County]].<ref name="2022run" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Christian J. Miele, Esq. |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2019/09/19/christian-j-miele-esq/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |work=[[Daily Record (Maryland)|Maryland Daily Record]] |date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
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==Electoral history==
{{Maryland House of Delegates}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 8 Republican primary election, 2014<ref>{{cite web
| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01608.html }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[John W. E. Cluster Jr.]] (incumbent)
|votes = 3,586
|percentage = 35.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Christian Miele
|votes = 3,297
|percentage = 32.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Norma Secoura
|votes = 3,198
|percentage = 31.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 8 election, 2014<ref>{{cite web
| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01608.html }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Christian Miele
|votes = 20,164
|percentage = 19.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Cluster (incumbent)
|votes = 19,938
|percentage = 19.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Eric Bromwell]] (incumbent)
|votes = 17,361
|percentage = 16.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bill Paulshock
|votes = 15,899
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Latest revision as of 18:42, 17 December 2024

Christian Miele
Miele in 2020
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 34th district
In office
January 5, 2023 – January 11, 2023
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded byRobert Cassilly
Succeeded byMary-Dulany James
Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities
In office
January 9, 2019 – January 4, 2023
Appointed byLarry Hogan
SecretaryCarol Beatty
Preceded byWilliam J. Frank
Succeeded byLisa Belcastro
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 8th district
In office
January 14, 2015 – January 9, 2019
Serving with Joe Cluster and Eric M. Bromwell
Preceded byJoseph C. Boteler III
Succeeded byJoseph C. Boteler III
Personal details
Born (1981-02-28) February 28, 1981 (age 43)
Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJessica Minacapelli
Children2
EducationTowson University (BS, MA)
Emory University School of Law (JD)
ProfessionLawyer

Christian J. Miele born February 28, 1981) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Maryland Senate from the 34th district from January 5 to January 11, 2023, and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 8th district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Miele served as the deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities in the administration of Governor Larry Hogan from 2019 to 2023.

Early life and education

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Miele was born in Red Bank, New Jersey on February 28, 1981[1] to an Italian American father.[2] Miele was raised in New Jersey and graduated from St. John Vianney High School, afterwards moving to Maryland to attend Towson University,[3] where he was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science in 2004 and a Master of Arts degree in professional studies in 2008; and Emory University, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity, served as the president of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, and earned a Juris Doctor degree in 2014.[1][4]

Career

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After graduating from Towson, Miele worked as the university's coordinator for fraternity and sorority life from 2006 to 2010.[5][6] While attending Emory, he co-founded and worked as the editor-in-chief for the Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review law journal,[1] interned for the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal division, and clerked for Maryland Court of Appeals justice Glenn T. Harrell Jr.[5] Miele was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2017, after which he worked for injury law firm Pinder Plotkin LLC, first as an associate from 2017 to 2023 and then as a partner since 2023.[1] Miele has also worked as a public information officer for the Cecil County government since 2023.[4]

Maryland House of Delegates

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House Speaker Michael E. Busch (left) swears Miele (right) into the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015

In August 2013, Miele announced that he would run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 8.[7] He won election to the seat in the 2014 general election,[8] and was sworn in on January 14, 2015. Miele served on the Health and Government Operations Committee during his entire tenure.[1] Following his election, Miele was considered a rising star within the Maryland Republican Party.[3]

The Baltimore Sun described Miele as a political moderate. During his 2014 House of Delegates campaign, he expressed support for legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland, decriminalize marijuana possession, and repeal the death penalty.[8] In the legislature, he successfully introduced the Hire Our Veterans Act, which incentivized businesses to hire military veterans; Janet's Law, which requires physicians practicing without insurance to disclose their lack of coverage to patients; and legislation to discourage bullying in public schools.[9] Miele also introduced bills to strip lawmakers convicted of felonies of their pension benefits,[10] and supported bills to decriminalize marijuana paraphernalia[11] and to establish an independent redistricting commission to draw Maryland's political maps.[12]

In November 2015, Miele was named as a co-chair for Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign in Maryland.[13]

Maryland Senate campaigns

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2018 8th district election

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Main article: 2018 Maryland Senate election § District 8

On June 8, 2017, Miele announced that he would run for the Maryland Senate in District 8 in 2018, challenging incumbent Democratic state senator Katherine A. Klausmeier. His candidacy was endorsed by Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Republican Party in their "Drive for Five" campaign.[3] The election was seen as one of the most competitive in the Maryland Senate, as Miele was expected to benefit from having Hogan's endorsement, who won the district by 37 points in 2014,[14][15] but Klausmeier was seen as being the slight favorite due to her high name recognition and strong community roots.[16][17][18] Both candidates ran campaigns focused on local issues, including school overcrowding and the opioid epidemic.[19]

Klausmeier defeated Miele in the general election on November 6, 2018, edging out Miele by a margin of 1,061 votes, or 2.3 percent.[20] Following his defeat, in January 2019, Governor Larry Hogan appointed Miele to serve as the deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities, replacing William J. Frank, who moved to a position within the Maryland Department of Budget and Management.[21] In this capacity, Miele oversaw the department's legislative portfolio and managed its policy team.[22]

2022 34th district election

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Main article: 2022 Maryland Senate election § District 34

On July 2, 2021, Miele announced that he would run for the Maryland Senate in District 34, seeking to succeed Robert Cassilly, who retired to run for Harford County executive.[23] He won the Republican primary election with 73.7 percent of the vote, defeating businessman Walter Tilley, and faced Democratic nominee and former state delegate Mary-Dulany James,[24] who defeated Miele in the general election with 50.55 percent of the vote, or by a margin of 591 votes, on November 8, 2022.[25]

External videos
video icon Swearing-In Ceremony of Christian Miele
via YouTube[26]

Following his defeat, in December 2022, Governor Larry Hogan appointed Miele to the Maryland Senate to replace Cassilly, who vacated the seat after winning the Harford County executive election. He was sworn in on January 5, 2023. Miele served in this position for one week until the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 445th legislative session on January 11, 2023.[27]

Personal life

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Miele is married to his wife, Jessica (née Minacapelli).[5] Together, they have two children.[1] Following his defeat in the 2018 Maryland Senate election, Miele and his family moved from Nottingham to Harford County.[23][28]

Electoral history

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Maryland House of Delegates District 8 Republican primary election, 2014[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. E. Cluster Jr. (incumbent) 3,586 35.6
Republican Christian Miele 3,297 32.7
Republican Norma Secoura 3,198 31.7
Maryland House of Delegates District 8 election, 2014[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christian Miele 20,164 19.4
Republican John Cluster (incumbent) 19,938 19.2
Democratic Eric Bromwell (incumbent) 17,361 16.7
Democratic Bill Paulshock 15,899 15.3
Republican Norma Secoura 15,660 15.1
Democratic Renee Smith 14,704 14.2
Write-in 87 0.1
Maryland Senate District 8 Republican primary election, 2018[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christian Miele 20,164 19.4
Maryland Senate District 8 election, 2018[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katherine A. Klausmeier (incumbent) 24,332 51.1
Republican Christian Miele 23,271 48.8
Write-in 45 0.1
Maryland Senate District 34 Republican primary election, 2022[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christian Miele 7,317 73.7
Republican Walter "Butch" Tilley 2,616 26.3
Maryland Senate District 34 election, 2022[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary-Dulany James 22,858 50.6
Republican Christian Miele 22,267 49.2
Write-in 98 0.2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Christian J. Miele, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Hicks, Josh (June 9, 2017). "Hogan makes first 2018 endorsement at rally for state Senate candidate". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Kurtz, Josh (June 8, 2017). "Republicans Get Their Miele Ticket". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Christian J. Miele, Esq". Pinder Plotkin LLC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Christian Miele's biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Johnson, Jenna (January 13, 2015). "Meet the 2015 Maryland General Assembly's sizable freshman class". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Miele Kicks off Campaign in White Marsh". Patch. Parkville, Maryland. August 2, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Miele 14L elected to Maryland House of Delegates". Emory University School of Law. November 21, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Kurtz, Josh (January 4, 2019). "Miele, Schuh Vets Find Refuge in Hogan Administration". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  10. ^ DePuyt, Bruce (April 4, 2018). "Chances Dim for Bill to Strip Corrupt Lawmakers' Pensions". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Smith, Van (April 20, 2015). "The Maryland GOP on Pot: Free State Republicans have been warming to marijuana reform, but support for legalization so far remains a pipe dream". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  12. ^ Dresser, Michael (February 15, 2015). "Redistricting reform is in spotlight – and in bills". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  13. ^ Fritze, John (November 30, 2015). "Miele, Neuman will head Marco Rubio's campaign in Md". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  14. ^ DePuyt, Bruce (April 7, 2018). "Hogan School Construction Bill Veto Sets Up Late-Session Override Drama". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  15. ^ Hicks, Josh (May 7, 2017). "How Md. Republicans plan to break the state Senate's supermajority in 2018". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Kurtz, Josh (February 16, 2018). "Political Notebook: Klausmeier Leads Miele in State Senate Poll – And More!". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  17. ^ Kurtz, Josh (February 19, 2018). "Republican Polling Memo Sees Klausmeier as Highly Vulnerable". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  18. ^ Kurtz, Josh (September 30, 2018). "Races for Maryland Senate, House of Delegates". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  19. ^ Chason, Rachel (October 20, 2018). "Can Md. Republicans ride Gov. Larry Hogan's coattails to key gains in the Senate?". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  20. ^ Kurtz, Josh (November 7, 2018). "GOP's 'Drive for Five' Stalls". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  21. ^ Wood, Pamela (January 3, 2019). "Miele, after losing state Senate contest, lands job at Department of Disabilities". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  22. ^ Fontelieu, Jason (January 28, 2022). "Former Baltimore County state delegate is running for state Senate in Harford County". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  23. ^ a b Gaines, Danielle E. (July 2, 2021). "Former Delegate Running for Harford County Senate Seat". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  24. ^ Kurtz, Josh (July 22, 2022). "Speaker's preferred candidate leading in open-seat Senate race — plus, other Senate results". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  25. ^ Kurtz, Josh (November 18, 2022). "Dems take two more Senate seats, win Frederick County exec race". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  26. ^ "Swearing-In Ceremony of Christian Miele". Maryland Senate. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  27. ^ Kurtz, Josh (January 6, 2023). "Political notes: Maryland's newest senator, plus an environmental confab on the Eastern Shore". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  28. ^ "Christian J. Miele, Esq". Maryland Daily Record. September 19, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  29. ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  30. ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  31. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  32. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator". elections.maryland.gov. December 11, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  33. ^ "Official 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator". Maryland State Board of Elections. August 24, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  34. ^ "Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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