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59-647: SR 515 is also known as the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway , in honor of Zell Miller , elected as Georgia governor and U.S. senator . It is one of the Georgia Department of Transportation 's Governor's Road Improvement Program (GRIP) corridors. The highway is known for mountain views all along its route. SR 515 is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System 's Corridor A , and

118-552: A Fox News contributor. After he left his office in 2005, no Georgia Democrats were elected to the United States Senate for 16 years until Raphael Warnock won Miller's former seat in the 2020–2021 special runoff election and Jon Ossoff won the Class 2 seat in the 2020–2021 regular runoff election . Miller was born in the small mountain town of Young Harris, Georgia . His father, Stephen Grady Miller (1891–1932),

177-645: A Conservative Democrat (authored and published in 2003) that the Democratic Party lost its majority because it did not stand for the same ideals that it did in the era of John F. Kennedy . He argued that the Democratic Party, as it now stood, was a far left-wing party that was out of touch with the America of today and that the Republican Party now embraced the conservative Democratic ideals that he had held for so long. The book spent nine weeks in

236-579: A January 5 runoff. Before the Georgia runoffs in the 2020 U.S. Senate elections, Republicans held 50 Senate seats and the Democratic caucus held 48. Warnock declared victory on January 6, 2021. If Democrats won the other Georgia runoff held on January 5, their caucus would gain control of the Senate, as the resultant 50–50 tie would be broken by Democratic vice president-elect Kamala Harris . If they lost

295-622: A bridge-burner." However, he also endorsed incumbent Republican governor Nathan Deal for reelection. In August 2005, President Bush appointed Miller to the American Battle Monuments Commission . In 2005, Miller was elected to the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America . Miller was a speaker at " Justice Sunday II ," an event organized by conservative Christian evangelicals to combat alleged liberal bias in

354-516: A constitutional amendment banning gay marriage as senator, after inviting the Gay Games to Atlanta as governor. However, Miller remained a Democrat, saying, "I'll be a Democrat 'til the day I die." Miller campaigned for fellow Georgia Democrat Max Cleland in his 2002 re-election campaign against Republican Congressman Saxby Chambliss , despite their ideological differences. Miller argued in his book A National Party No More: The Conscience of

413-414: A majority of the vote on November 3, the top two finishers—Loeffler and Warnock—advanced to a January 5, 2021 runoff election. Loeffler won 7 out of 14 congressional districts to Warnock's 6 and Collins's 1. The runoff election for Isakson's former seat was on January 5, 2021. The regularly-scheduled runoff election for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat held by Republican David Perdue was also decided in

472-574: A man and a woman." The Student Learning Center (SLC) at the University of Georgia was renamed to the Zell B. Miller Learning Center (Miller Learning Center or MLC for short) in October 2008. Miller's health took a downward turn in the late 2000s when he developed Parkinson's disease and other health concerns, which ended in various complications. In 2016, Miller's grandson, Bryan Miller, started

531-510: A man with whom I served in the Georgia Senate, a man named Jimmy Carter , brought honesty and decency and integrity to public service. Twelve years later, Miller would give the keynote address at the opposing party's convention, also held at New York's Madison Square Garden, in 2004 . As governor, Miller was perhaps best known for his advocacy of a law passed in Georgia known as "two strikes and you're out", as any person convicted for

590-404: A minor under 14 years old, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy or aggravated child molestation must serve a minimum term of not less than 25 years in prison. First-degree murder is punishable by death, life without parole, or life in prison with no parole until the offender serves at least 30 years in prison. These crimes are known in Georgia as the "seven deadly sins". As governor, Miller

649-708: A month after the Korean War armistice , Miller wound up in a drunk tank in the mountains of North Georgia. Miller stated later that this incident was the lowest point of his life. Upon his release, Miller enlisted in the Marines. During his three years in the United States Marine Corps , Miller attained the rank of sergeant . He often referred to the value of his experience in the Marine Corps in his writing and stump speeches. In his book on

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708-486: A proposal for $ 1 billion more in spending on education. HOPE won praise from national Democratic leaders. The HOPE Scholarship program still to this day provides Georgia students with an opportunity to attend a public college or university, who otherwise may have no opportunity to do so. Upon leaving the governor's office in January 1999, Miller accepted teaching positions at Young Harris College, Emory University, and

767-636: A rabbit in the South or Midwest in years. In 2008, after Barack Obama was elected president and Democrats increased their majorities in the House and Senate, Miller endorsed Republican Saxby Chambliss in the Senate run-off against Democrat Jim Martin and criticized Obama over "spreading the wealth." In 2012, Miller served as the national co-chair to the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich . The same year, Miller endorsed Doug Collins ,

826-540: A runoff on January 5, 2021, which Warnock won narrowly. The special election was prompted by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp 's appointment of Loeffler as the interim replacement for Republican Class III Senator Johnny Isakson , who resigned in December 2019. The winner of this election would serve a shortened term concluding on January 3, 2023. An election to serve a full six-year term was set for November 8, 2022. Under Georgia law, no primary election took place for

885-567: A special election to keep the seat in November 2000 . Miller often supported Republicans and criticized Democrats during his tenure in the Senate. He supported much of George W. Bush 's agenda, including tax cuts (which Miller co-sponsored ) and oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . He supported anti-abortion policies as a senator, after supporting abortion rights as governor. He also supported

944-814: A statement by Vice President Dan Quayle : I know what Dan Quayle means when he says it's best for children to have two parents. You bet it is! And it would be nice for them to have trust funds , too. We can't all be born rich and handsome and lucky. And that's why we have a Democratic Party. My family would still be isolated and destitute if we had not had F.D.R. 's Democratic brand of government. I made it because Franklin Delano Roosevelt energized this nation. I made it because Harry Truman fought for working families like mine. I made it because John Kennedy 's rising tide lifted even our tiny boat. I made it because Lyndon Johnson showed America that people who were born poor didn't have to die poor. And I made it because

1003-525: Is also concurrent with US 76 from East Ellijay to a point between Young Harris and Hiawassee . It maintains a fairly strict south-north routing from its southern terminus to Blue Ridge and then becomes a due east-west route for the remainder of its length. SR 515 is a significant route for the north Georgia mountains, funneling tourist traffic and serving as a growth corridor. SR 515 sees an Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) of more than 10,000 vehicles south of Blue Ridge, and at least 5,000 on

1062-464: Is known as the "APD Highway." The highway was designated in 1989. SR 515 begins just west of Nelson and just north of the Cherokee -Pickens County line, at the convergence of the northern terminus of Interstate 575 , SR 5, the northern terminus of SR 5 Business , and the northern terminus of SR 372 . It is concurrent with SR 5 from its southern terminus to Blue Ridge . It

1121-528: Is the man who wants to be the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces? U.S. forces armed with what? Spitballs?! The speech was well received by the convention attendees, especially the Georgia delegates. Conservative commentator Michael Barone compared the speech to the views and ideology of Andrew Jackson . Miller's combative reaction to post-speech media interviews received almost as much attention as

1180-532: The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover non-fiction, peaking at number four. In 2003, Miller announced that he would not seek re-election after completing his term in the Senate. He also announced that he would support President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election rather than any of the nine candidates then competing for his own party's nomination . Shortly after announcing his retirement, Miller began to call for

1239-532: The 2000 special election . Warnock is the first Black senator from Georgia, as well as the first Black Democrat from the South elected to the Senate. Though Warnock is the first Democratic senator from this seat since the latter election, hours later Ossoff was declared the winner in the regular Senate election. The two elections mark the first time since the 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee and

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1298-604: The 2004 election to Republican Johnny Isakson . In his keynote speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention , delivered on September 1, 2004, Miller criticized the state of the Democratic Party. He said, "No pair has been more wrong, more loudly, more often than the two senators from Massachusetts – Ted Kennedy and John Kerry ." He also criticized John Kerry's Senate voting record, claiming that Kerry's votes against bills for defense and weapon systems indicated support for weakening U.S. military strength. The B-1 bomber , that Senator Kerry opposed, dropped 40 percent of

1357-558: The Associated Press , The New York Times , and NBC News , called the election for Warnock in the early hours of January 6, just minutes after he declared victory. Though Loeffler vowed to challenge the results after she returned from the electoral vote certification in Washington, she conceded on January 7. Ossoff and Warnock became the first Democrats to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Georgia since Zell Miller in

1416-537: The MSNBC show Hardball . After Miller expressed irritation at Matthews' line of questioning, Matthews pressed Miller with the question, "Do you believe now – do you believe, Senator, truthfully, that John Kerry wants to defend the country with spitballs?" Miller angrily told Matthews, " That was a metaphor, wasn't it? Do you know what a metaphor is? This is your program, and I'm a guest on your program, so I want to try to be as nice as I possibly can to you. I wish I

1475-552: The University of Georgia . He taught history at Young Harris College following his graduation from the University of Georgia . Miller's parents were both involved in local politics in the North Georgia mountains. Miller, a Democrat, taught history and political science at Young Harris College, before becoming mayor of Young Harris from 1959 to 1960. He was elected to two terms as a Georgia state senator from 1961 until 1964. In 1964 and 1966, Miller unsuccessfully sought

1534-476: The concurrent special election that both Senate seats in a state have flipped from one party to the other in a single election cycle. This was also the first time the Democrats achieved this since West Virginia's 1958 Senate elections . The election results were certified on January 19, 2021, with the senators-elect taking office on January 20. On August 28, 2019, Isakson announced that he would resign from

1593-406: The presidential election . Miller was a keynote speaker at both major American political parties' national conventions–Democratic in 1992 and Republican in 2004 . He did not seek re-election to the Senate in 2004 . After retiring from the Senate, he joined the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge as a non-lawyer professional in the firm's national government affairs practice. Miller was also

1652-545: The Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives . He endorsed segregation in both races. In these congressional races, Miller denounced Lyndon Johnson as ""a Southerner who has sold his birthright for a mess of dark porridge.". Miller later served in state government as the executive secretary to Governor Lester Maddox and in the Georgia Democratic Party , and was

1711-523: The Georgia state chairman for Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign. Miller's first experience in the executive branch of government was as Chief of Staff for Georgia governor Lester Maddox . Although Maddox had run on a segregationist platform, Miller convinced Maddox to do many shocking things in office, such as integrating the Georgia State Patrol, appointing African Americans to government positions, and reforming prisons. Miller

1770-707: The Gulf War. The F-15 Eagles , that Senator Kerry opposed, flew cover over our Nation's Capital and this very city after 9/11 . I could go on and on and on: against the Patriot Missile that shot down Saddam Hussein 's Scud missiles over Israel; against the Aegis air-defense cruiser ; against the Strategic Defense Initiative ; against the Trident missile ; against, against, against. This

1829-1214: The Miller Institute Foundation as a way to preserve and promote his grandfather's legacy. By October 2017, Miller had officially retired from public life and was undergoing treatment for Parkinson's. Miller died on March 23, 2018, at his home in Young Harris, Georgia , from complications of Parkinson's disease . His state funeral was held in Atlanta on March 28 with incumbent governor Nathan Deal , U.S. secretary of agriculture Sonny Perdue , U.S. senator Johnny Isakson , former senator Max Cleland , former lieutenant governor Pierre Howard and three former U.S. presidents — Jimmy Carter , Bill Clinton and George W. Bush —in attendance. 2020%E2%80%932021 United States Senate special election in Georgia Kelly Loeffler Republican Raphael Warnock Democratic The 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia

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1888-480: The Republican candidate in the 9th District of Georgia congressional race. In 2014, Miller endorsed major Georgia candidates in both parties. He made a TV ad supporting the candidacy of Michelle Nunn , who was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. He appeared in the ad with her, saying he was "angry about what's going on in Washington, partisanship over patriotism" and praised Nunn as a "bridge-builder, not

1947-417: The Senate effective December 31, 2019, due to his deteriorating health. This triggered a special election to fill the remainder of his term. On September 17, 2019, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp launched a website inviting Georgia citizens to submit their résumés to be considered for appointment. President Donald Trump advocated the appointment of Representative Doug Collins . Kemp appointed Loeffler to fill

2006-576: The University of Georgia. He was a visiting professor at all three institutions when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2000. Miller's successor as governor, Roy Barnes , appointed Miller to a U.S. Senate seat following the death of Republican senator Paul Coverdell in July 2000. Although the Democratic Party's historic control of Georgia politics had been waning for years, Miller remained popular. He defeated former U.S. Senator Mack Mattingly in

2065-489: The balance of the United States Senate under the incoming Biden administration . Winning both races gave the Democratic caucus 50 Senate seats, an effective majority with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris casting tie-breaking votes. The extraordinarily high political stakes caused the races to attract significant attention nationwide and globally. Major media outlets, including Decision Desk HQ ,

2124-793: The bombs in the first six months of Enduring Freedom . The B-2 bomber , that Senator Kerry opposed, delivered air strikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Hussein 's command post in Iraq . The F-14A Tomcats , that Senator Kerry opposed, shot down Khadafi 's ( sic ) Libyan MiGs over the Gulf of Sidra . The modernized F-14D , that Senator Kerry opposed, delivered missile strikes against Tora Bora . The Apache helicopter , that Senator Kerry opposed, took out those Republican Guard tanks in Kuwait in

2183-586: The election of 2004, Miller referred to the Republican victories in that election (including a sweep of five open Senate seats in the South) as a sign that Democrats did not relate to most Americans. Calling for Democrats to change their message, he authored a column, which appeared in The Washington Times on November 4, 2004, in which he wrote: Fiscal responsibility is unbelievable in the face of massive new spending promises. A foreign policy based on

2242-483: The entirety of the route. The entire length of SR 515, including the concurrent sections, is part of the National Highway System , a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense. The road that would eventually become numbered as SR 515 was established at least by 1919 along nearly the same alignment as it travels today. At the time, it

2301-619: The federal judiciary of the United States. The event was held in Nashville, Tennessee on August 14, 2005, and featured Tony Perkins and James Dobson . Miller criticized the United States Supreme Court , saying that it had "removed prayer from our public schools ... legalized the barbaric killing of unborn babies and it is ready to discard like an outdated hula hoop the universal institution of marriage between

2360-427: The primary, considered one of Georgia's nastiest, that it caused Talmadge to narrowly lose in the fall to Georgia's first Republican elected to the Senate since Reconstruction, Mack Mattingly . Miller was elected governor of Georgia in 1990 , defeating Republican Johnny Isakson (who later became his successor as U.S. Senator) after defeating former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and future Governor Roy Barnes in

2419-596: The primary. Miller campaigned on the concept of term limits and pledged to seek only a single term as governor. He later ran for and won re-election in 1994 . James Carville was Miller's campaign manager. In 1991, Miller endorsed Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas for president. Miller gave the keynote speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In two oft-recalled lines, Miller said that President George H. W. Bush "just doesn't get it," and he remarked of

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2478-682: The repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution , which allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators, rather than having U.S. Senators be elected by state legislatures. During his four years in the Senate, Zell Miller received a cumulative rating of 70% from the American Conservative Union , including a rating of 96% in 2004. Democratic Congresswoman Denise Majette sought to fill Miller's Senate seat, but lost

2537-538: The seat until the 2020 special election; she took office on January 6, 2020. Despite the large number of candidates in the special election, by October 4, 2020, the Democratic Party had largely consolidated around Warnock's candidacy and had pressured other Democratic candidates, such as Matt Lieberman, to drop out to avoid vote-splitting. While she had not been treated as a major contender, being largely ignored by pollsters, Deborah Jackson received 6.6% of

2596-528: The second race, Republicans would retain control. The extremely high political stakes caused the races to attract significant attention nationwide. They were the third and fourth Senate runoff elections held in Georgia since runoffs were first mandated in 1964, after runoffs in 1992 and 2008 . It was also the third time that both of Georgia's Senate seats have been up for election at the same time, following double-barrel elections in 1914 and 1932 . The Associated Press and other major news outlets called

2655-533: The second time of any included offense would automatically be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The law derives its name from and stands in contrast to the three strikes law , and is also known as the Seven-deadly-sins law . The law was passed in April 1994, although it had been advocated by Miller for many years previously. It was approved by voters on November 8, 1994, and

2714-426: The special election; all candidates, regardless of party, were placed on the same ballot (known as a nonpartisan blanket primary , or "jungle primary"), and the election was held on November 3, 2020. Warnock received the most votes with 32.9%, and Loeffler came in second with 25.9%. No candidate received more than 50% of the vote, so the top two candidates advanced to a runoff election on January 5, 2021. The runoff

2773-478: The speech itself. First, in an interview with CNN , Miller had a dispute with Judy Woodruff , Wolf Blitzer , and Jeff Greenfield when they questioned him on his speech, particularly on whether he had misinterpreted the context and full content of Kerry's votes, and the fact that Dick Cheney , as Defense Secretary, had opposed some of the same programs he attacked Kerry for voting against. Shortly thereafter, Miller appeared in an interview with Chris Matthews on

2832-454: The strength of 'allies' like France is unacceptable ... A strong national defense policy is just not believable coming from a candidate who built a career as an anti-war veteran, an anti-military candidate and an anti-action senator. ... When will national Democrats sober up and admit that that dog won't hunt? Secular socialism, heavy taxes, big spending, weak defense, limitless lawsuits and heavy regulation – that pack of beagles hasn't caught

2891-480: The subject, entitled Corps Values: Everything You Need to Know I Learned in the Marines , he wrote: In the twelve weeks of hell and transformation that were Marine Corps boot camp , I learned the values of achieving a successful life that have guided and sustained me on the course which, although sometimes checkered and detoured, I have followed ever since. After serving in the Marines, Miller enrolled in 1956 and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in history from

2950-892: The vote in the initial round of the election, being the second-best performing Democrat, and outperformed fellow Democrats such as Matt Lieberman and Ed Tarver , who pollsters had paid attention to. Al Jazeera attributed her performance, in part, to her being the first Democrat listed in the order of candidates that appeared on the ballot, and her being a familiar figure in the Democratic stronghold of DeKalb County . U.S. Senators Individuals U.S. presidents U.S. vice presidents U.S. cabinet members U.S. senators U.S. representatives State legislators Local officials Organizations Individuals U.S. presidents U.S. vice presidents Federal officials State officials Organizations Individuals Federal officials State officials Local officials Individuals Organizations Since no candidate won

3009-479: Was a staunch promoter of public education. He helped found the HOPE Scholarship , which paid for the college tuition of Georgia students who both established a GPA of 3.0 in high school and maintained the same while in college, and who were from families earning less than $ 66,000 per year. The HOPE Scholarships were funded by revenue collected from the state lottery. In December 1995, his office announced

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3068-490: Was a teacher who died of cerebral meningitis when Miller was a 17-day-old infant, and the future politician was raised by his widowed mother, Birdie Bryan (1893–1980). He had a sister, Jane, who was six years older than he. As a child, Miller lived both in Young Harris and Atlanta . Miller received an associate degree from Young Harris College in his home town and later attended Emory University . Less than

3127-486: Was an American politician who served as a United States senator representing Georgia from 2000 to 2005 and as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Democratic Party . Miller served as lieutenant governor of Georgia from 1975 to 1991. After being more liberal as governor in the 1990s, he was a conservative Democrat as a senator in the 2000s. In 2004, he backed Republican president George W. Bush over Democratic nominee John Kerry in

3186-432: Was elected Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 1974, serving four terms from 1975 to 1991, through the terms of Governors George Busbee and Joe Frank Harris , making him the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Georgia history. In 1980, Miller unsuccessfully challenged Herman Talmadge in the Democratic primary for his seat in the United States Senate . Some analysts surmised that Miller so severely weakened Talmadge in

3245-460: Was held concurrently with the regular Georgia Class II Senate election , in which Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican David Perdue , also in a runoff on January 5. Following the November 3, 2020, Senate elections, Republicans held 50 Senate seats, and the Democratic caucus—46 registered Democrats and two allied independents—had 48. Because of this, the two Georgia runoffs determined

3304-538: Was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the Class III member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia . Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated appointed incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler . The first round of the election was held on November 3, 2020; however, no candidate received a majority of the vote, so the top two candidates—Warnock and Loeffler—advanced to

3363-423: Was numbered as SR 5 from Nelson to Ellijay, SR 2 and possibly 5 from Ellijay to Blue Ridge, and SR 2 from Blue Ridge to the Young Harris area. The entire route was paved by this time. In 1989, SR 515 was signed along its entire length. [REDACTED] Media related to Georgia State Route 515 at Wikimedia Commons Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller (February 24, 1932 – March 23, 2018)

3422-413: Was over there where I could get a little closer up into your face...I knew you was gonna be coming with all of that stuff...I think we ought to cancel this interview...get out of my face," and declared, "I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel ." Miller later said about the interview, "That was terrible. I embarrassed myself. I'd rather it had not happened." After Bush won

3481-529: Was signed into law by then Governor Zell Miller on December 15, 1994, and went into effect on January 1, 1995. The law is codified and found under Title 17, Chapter 10, Section 7 (OCGA Section 17-10-7) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The law states that those convicted of second-degree murder, armed robbery, or kidnapping (of a person 14 years of age or older) must serve a minimum term of 10 years in prison, and those convicted of rape, kidnapping of

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