Longtime Kentucky representative, coach, educator dead at 85

The Louisville Democratic Party announced on Sunday, June 8, that Charles “Charlie” Miller died.

Miller, 85, represented District 28 in the Kentucky House of Representatives from January 1998 to January 2023. He also previously served as the principal at Pleasure Ridge Park High School for Jefferson County Public Schools.

Ballotpedia said Miller also served as a member of the board of directors for Columbia Hospital, Humana Hospital, and Norton Hospital.

The Louisville Democratic Party said on Facebook that “Charlie was a dedicated public servant who spent his life working to improve the lives of others, as an educator, coach, and legislator.”

The party touted his “commitment to the people of Louisville and the Commonwealth” and said he would not be forgotten.