Robert W. Miller Jr. of Mahoning Township is seeking the Democratic nomination for coroner of Carbon County in the primary election. He is a lifelong resident of Carbon County.

Miller grew up in Franklin Township where his grandfather, father and mother all held the title of tax collector. He graduated from Lehighton High School, and earned a bachelor's degree in physics with a minor in anatomy at Drexel University.Miller began his career at The New Jersey Zinc Company, achieved a Safety Supervisor position, and went on to The Kemper Group as an Industrial Hygiene consultant. He provided industrial hygiene consultations to clients all over the country, and in 2010 he spent the summer in New Orleans assisting in the clean up of the oil spill, after which he retired.Miller has extensive medicolegal death investigator training, and has been a deputy coroner in Carbon County for 26 years. He earned his certification in 1992 and has continued his annual training.Miller holds lifetime memberships in the Lehighton Fire Department and the Mahoning Valley Volunteer Fire Company, is a member of the Mahoning Township Lions Club and Six-County Eastern PA EMS Critical Incident Stress Management team. He is currently the Hazardous Materials Officer and the Radiological Defense Officer in the Carbon County Emergency Management Agency, and is the chairman of the County's Local Emergency Planning Committee.Miller is one of the founders and directors of the Mahoning Valley Ambulance Association Inc., and has been a Pennsylvania Department of Health certified Emergency Medical Technician for 42 years.Miller said "I plan to continue the progress that has been made over the past couple years in the Coroner's Office, and want to share my knowledge, training, and experience to serve the citizens of Carbon County. Two of the major obstacles that must be addressed are the growing number of drug related problems in the County, and the increasing occurrence of unclaimed bodies. I am seeking this nomination to continue to provide professional service to the community."Miller is married to the former Diana Fabian of Palmerton and has three stepchildren and one son, Robert.