Patricia Billie Miller is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 27th district.
[1] Her election win was considered significant because she became the first black person to represent Stamford in either chamber of the General Assembly.
[3] In January 2021, longtime senator Carlo Leone retired to take a position in Governor Ned Lamont's administration.
[4] In a special election held on March 2, Miller won over Republican challenger Joshua Esses.
She was one of several Democrats to vote against the bill, which passed with a comfortable majority and was soon signed into law as the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act by Governor Ned Lamont.