Scrap recycler retains Minnesota Senate leadership post

Members of the Minnesota State Senate have voted to elect Senator Jeremy Miller to again serve as the president of the Minnesota Senate. Miller, a Republican from Winona, also is chief financial officer of Winona-based Wm. Miller Scrap Iron & Metal Co.

The president of the Senate is the presiding officer and is tasked with preserving order and decorum in the Senate chamber and has some administrative responsibilities, according to a news release issued by the Minnesota Senate Republican Communications Department.

This is Senator Miller’s second term as Senate president. When his colleagues chose him to be Senate president at the beginning of the 2019 legislative session, he became the youngest senator in the state’s history to hold the position.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to once again serve as Senate president, and welcome the responsibility,” says Miller. “Though COVID will require some adjustments to our operations, I pledge that Senate proceedings will be conducted with all the honor and respect the people of Minnesota deserve. I look forward to getting to work with colleagues from both parties and getting input from constituents to make the next session a productive one.”