Mary Miller
U.S. House of Representatives • Illinois 15th District
Married to State Rep. Chris Miller
- Their Words
Praised Hitler two days before January 6
At a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 5, 2021, Miller told the crowd: “Hitler was right on one thing. He said, ‘Whoever has the youth has the future.’” She later apologized after bipartisan condemnation.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times - Their Words
Called the fall of Roe a “victory for white life”
Onstage with Donald Trump on June 25, 2022, Miller thanked him for “the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court.” Her campaign said she misread her notes.
Source: NPR - Vote
Voted to reject the 2020 election results
Hours after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Miller voted to throw out the certified electoral votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Source: Ballotpedia - Vote
Voted against protecting same-sex & interracial marriage
Miller voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404), which safeguards same-sex and interracial marriages. It passed 258–169 with bipartisan support.
Source: U.S. House roll call - Vote
Voted against honoring the police who defended the Capitol
She was one of just 21 members of Congress to vote against awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the officers who protected the Capitol on January 6. It passed 406–21.
Source: U.S. House roll call - Their Words
Attacked a Sikh prayer, demanded a “Christian nation”
After a Sikh chaplain delivered the U.S. House’s opening prayer in June 2025, Miller called it “deeply troubling” and posted that America “was founded as a Christian nation.” She first wrongly identified him as Muslim, then deleted the post.
Source: CNN - Record
Deliberately misgendered the first transgender member of Congress
On February 6, 2025, presiding over the House as Speaker pro tempore, Miller recognized Rep. Sarah McBride — the first openly transgender member of Congress — as “the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. McBride.” She then posted publicly that she had “refused to deny biological reality.”
Source: Fox News
