Aruna Miller took the oath of office yesterday, officially taking her place as the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, the first Asian American to do so. She’s the second woman to hold the role in Maryland.
Unlike Governor Wes Moore, this is not Miller’s first time in public office. She was appointed to the House of Delegates in 2010, and subsequently re-elected, serving on the Ways and Means Committee and the Appropriations Committee, but served as a government employee before those roles.
Born in Hyderabad, India in 1964, she attended New York public schools in Poughkeepsie.
“I will never forget my first day of school,” she said in her Inauguration day speech. “I couldn’t speak a word of English, but I wanted to fit in.”
