CONGRESSMAN GARY MILLER AWARDED BIA/SC PAC MEDAL OF HONOR

DIAMOND BAR – The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/SC) Political Action Committee (PAC) announced today that Congressman Gary G. Miller received its coveted 2006 Medal of Honor at the annual PAC Gala on April 20, 2006 at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, Calif.

Miller is the first elected official to receive the Medal of Honor from the Political Action Committee.

“I sincerely appreciate the BIA’s recognition of my efforts to turn the American dream into reality for more and more families,” Miller said. “However, there is no question that the strides we have made in housing were a result of not only my effort, but our shared commitment to housing in America.”

The Medal of Honor is not given every year, but only when an individual has demonstrated exceptional leadership through political activities that contribute to new housing and help more families achieve the American dream. Past Medal of Honor recipients have included General William Lyon (William Lyon Homes), Michael Keston (Larwin Company), Gary Hunt (California Strategies) and Gary Cusumano (The Newhall Land & Framing Company).

“Congressman Miller has been an outspoken champion of issues facing the building and development communities,” PAC Chairman Ben Anderson said. “He has worked to protect mortgage interest deductibility and to reform the Endangered Species Act. He has well earned the distinction of being the first elected official to receive this honor from the BIA/SC PAC.”

Miller has worked in the homebuilding industry, founding G. Miller Development Company, which built single family homes and developed planned communities. He was elected in 1998 to represent California’s 42nd Congressional District, which includes Anaheim, Mission Viejo, Chino and Diamond Bar. He is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and is chairman of the Building a Better America Caucus, a congressional group that promotes quality growth.

“I am deeply honored to receive this distinguished award,” Miller said. “For more than 30 years, I have worked in the building and development industry and I have seen how government regulations impact home prices. From the city council to the state assembly to Congress, I have made it my goal to ensure that government promotes, rather than impedes, homeownership in America.”

The 2006 BIA/SC Political Action Committee Gala was held in the East Wing replica at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace.