Stephen Miller

Stephen Miller married Katie Waldman (also known as Katie Rose Waldman) on February 16, 2020. Waldman has also worked in conservative politics, serving as a special assistant to Donald Trump and as press secretary to Vice President Mike Pence.

The couple has three children, including a daughter and two sons.

Miller was born on August 23, 1985, to Miriam and Michael Miller, growing up as the middle child in a Jewish family in Santa Monica, California. He developed an interest in conservative political thought in middle school after reading Wayne LaPierre's book Guns, Crime, and Freedom. While attending Santa Monica High School, he frequently challenged the school's liberal atmosphere, speaking out against bilingual announcements and multiculturalism. He made regular appearances on conservative radio host Larry Elder's show and successfully campaigned to have the school reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance.

Miller enrolled at Duke University, graduating in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in political science. During his college years, he wrote an opinion column titled "Miller Time" for the student newspaper, The Chronicle, and served as president of the local Students for Academic Freedom chapter. In 2006, he gained national media attention by appearing on cable programs such as The O'Reilly Factor to defend Duke lacrosse players who had been accused of rape, case charges that were later dismissed.

After graduating from Duke, Miller began working on Capitol Hill as a press secretary for Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota. He later served as communications director for Representative John Shadegg of Arizona.

In 2009, Miller joined the office of Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, eventually rising to communications director. Working closely with Sessions, Miller became an outspoken opponent of immigration reform and played an influential role in defeating the 2013 bipartisan immigration bill. During this period, he also coordinated with Steve Bannon of Breitbart News to promote populist and restrictive immigration policies.

Miller joined Donald Trump's presidential campaign in January 2016 as a senior policy adviser and speechwriter. He drafted major addresses, including Trump's acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention and the 2017 presidential inaugural address. During Trump's first presidential term, Miller served as senior policy adviser, playing a central role in implementing immigration restrictions, including the executive orders restricting travel from several Muslim-majority nations and the policy of separating families at the southern border.

Following the conclusion of Trump's first term in January 2021, Miller established the America First Legal Foundation, a conservative nonprofit legal group that filed lawsuits and administrative complaints challenging corporate and government diversity initiatives. In 2022, he testified before a federal grand jury investigating the January 6 Capitol attack. Miller returned to the executive branch on January 20, 2025, serving as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser in Trump's second administration.