Cody D. Miller is a Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 4th Legislative District since January 9, 2024; the district includes parts of Camden, Atlantic, and Gloucester Counties. At age 32 when first elected, he became the youngest member of the Assembly and the first New Jersey legislator born in the 1990s.

A lifelong resident of Monroe Township, Gloucester County, Miller graduated from Gloucester County College (now Rowan University) with an associate degree in history and political science in 2011, earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Rutgers University–Camden in 2013, and completed a Master of Public Administration at Rutgers–Camden in 2016. He began his public service career in January 2019 when he was selected to fill a vacancy on the Monroe Township Council for Ward 2, later serving as an at-large councilman. He subsequently served on the Monroe Township Board of Education from 2021 to 2023, including a term as Board President in 2022. Professionally, Miller is the Director of Foundation and Alumni Relations at Rowan College of South Jersey. He ran for the Assembly in 2023 alongside Dan Hutchison and won election in a competitive race, subsequently winning re-election to a second term in November 2025.

Political Career

• New Jersey General Assemblyman, District 4 (2024–present)
• Monroe Township Board of Education (2021–2023; served as President 2022)
• Monroe Township Council (2019–2020; selected January 2019 to fill Ward 2 vacancy, later served at-large)

Key Policy Areas

• Agriculture and food security
• Energy and utility regulation
• Public safety and law enforcement
• Education funding and school meals
• Environmental protection and PFAS remediation
• Artificial intelligence regulation and digital safety

Notable Actions / Initiatives

• Authored legislation requiring schools to universally provide free meals to all students regardless of federal eligibility, expanding New Jersey's anti-hunger initiatives (A4680)
• Sponsored the "Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act," requiring school districts to provide instruction on the dangers of illicit opioid substances (A3909)
• Authored legislation modifying the child endangerment statute to include criminal penalties for AI-generated sexual conduct involving children (A5848)
• Prime sponsor of legislation requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to verify unclaimed cremains of veterans and requiring funeral directors to report possession of such cremains (A1131)
• Authored bill requiring electric public utilities to provide itemized billing information to customers regarding rate increases (A5511)
• Prime sponsor of legislation imposing a 30 percent windfall surtax on electric public utilities with excessive allocated taxable net income, with revenues directed to ratepayer relief (A5518)
• Served as a primary sponsor of legislation prohibiting the sale of tetrahydrocannabinol products to individuals under 21 and limiting sales to licensed entities (A3580)

Education

• M.P.A., Rutgers University–Camden (2016)
• B.A., Political Science, Rutgers University–Camden (2013)
• A.A., History and Political Science, Gloucester County College (now Rowan College of South Jersey) (2011)

Personal

• Birth date: December 12, 1990
• Residence: Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey