Tanya Miller

Tanya Miller
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 62nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byDavid Dreyer (redistricted)
Personal details
Born (1973-10-03) October 3, 1973
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationCase Western Reserve University (BA, JD)

Tanya Felecia Miller (born October 3, 1973)[1][2] is an American prosecutor and politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 62 since January 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the party's nominee in the 2026 Georgia Attorney General election.

Early life and education

Miller was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was raised by her union worker mother.[3] She is a 1992 graduate of the Cleveland Heights–University Heights City School District.[4] Miller then graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and philosophy in 1996 followed by a Juris Doctor from the university's law school in 1999.[5]

After graduating from law school, Miller worked as associate at Jones Day in Cleveland then served as a federal judicial law clerk to United States district judge Solomon Oliver, Jr. in the Northern District of Ohio. She was then appointed an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York.[4]

Miller has been an admitted member of the State Bar of Georgia since December 2005.[6] She is a prosecutor and assistant district attorney in Fulton County.[7] Her time on the homicide unit in Fulton County was dramatized on the Investigation Discovery cable network show Atlanta Justice, which ran from 2020 to 2021.[8] Miller runs the Atlanta personal injury law firm Miller Injury Trial Law.

In 2014, Miller was a defense attorney for Russian mobster Mani Chulpayev in his trial for the murder of rapper Lil Phat.[9]

Political career

Miller was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2022. She endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.[10]

Miller is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 Georgia Attorney General election.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia State Rep. Tanya Miller - Biography | LegiStorm".
  2. ↑ "State Rep. Tanya Miller announces candidacy for attorney general".
  3. ↑ "Tanya Miller". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Tanya Miller '92". Heights Schools Foundation. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Society of Benchers 2021 Inductees". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ms. Tanya F. Miller". State Bar of Georgia. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tanya F. Miller". DuBose Miller. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Ho, Rodney (December 22, 2020). "ID's 'Atlanta Justice' recounts local homicide cases". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  9. ↑ Cramer, Curt (March 13, 2014). "Russian Mob Boss Denied Bail In Murder Of Lil' Phat". The Source. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Record-Breaking 300K Early Vote in Georgia: Team Harris-Walz Hosts Block Party and Trump Visits on 1st Day". October 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Georgia Democrat Rep. Tanya Miller announces bid for Attorney General". AP News. August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
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