Katie Miller


Katherine Rose Miller is an American government appointee who has served as press secretary to Vice President of the United States Mike Pence since October 1, 2019.

Early life and education

Waldman was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is the daughter of attorney Glenn Waldman and Sheryl Waldman.
She attended Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida, graduating in 2010.
Waldman received her BA from the University of Florida where she was active in the student government's Unite Party. In 2012, she was involved in a scandal concerning the destruction of hundreds of copies of the school's newspaper after it endorsed an opposing student government candidate. Waldman attended George Washington University, where she obtained a master's degree in public administration.

Career

Waldman worked as a press assistant for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and then as press secretary for Senator Steve Daines, and served as a spokeswoman for Senator Martha McSally, then joined the staff of the United States Department of Homeland Security during the tenure of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Miller is covered in the book Separated: Inside an American Tragedy by Jacob Soboroff. Soboroff reports that Miller said, "family and colleagues told me that when I have kids I'll think about the separations differently. But I don't think so.... DHS sent me to the border to see the separations for myself — to try to make me more compassionate — but it didn't work." Soboroff asked Miller whether she was a white nationalist, to which Miller responded, "No, but I believe if you come to America, you should assimilate. Why do we need to have 'Little Havanas'?"

Personal life

Miller married Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President on February 16, 2020. The two were dating when she was appointed to the vice president's office. Miller practices conservative Judaism.
On May 8, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that Miller had tested positive for COVID-19. The president said she had not come into contact with him, but she was in contact with Vice President Mike Pence. Later, she announced she recovered from COVID-19, and was pregnant.