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Party: DemocraticMilitary Experience: 13 years in the Marine CorpsRank: Captain (retired)Overseas experience: Twice deployed to IraqPrevious offices: noneWebsite:www.robmillerforcongress.comOpponent: Joe WilsonParty: RepublicanMilitary background: 31 years in the Army reserves and National GuardPrevious offices: Seven years in the U.S. House, 17 years in the state SenateWebsite:joewilsonforcongress.com/home/What local papers are saying:Wilson/Miller race heats upMiller tries to unseat incumbent WilsonLatest poll numbers:Oct. 30 Research 2000 poll: Joe Wilson 47%, Rob Miller 35%Race profile: Wilson, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has been a vocal proponent of operations in Iraq. Miller has criticized Wilson’s leadership in Congress and promised to “bring our troops home through a sensible exit plan.”

Other Military Candidates:Mike Coffman (R)CO 6th

Allen West (R)FL 22nd

Jill Morgenthaler(D)IL 6thCharlie Summers (R)ME 1stNathan Bech (R)MA 1stSteve Sarvi (D)MN 2ndAshwin Madia (D)MN 3rdVince Micco (R)NJ 9thLee Zeldin (R)NY 1stKieran Michael Lalor (R)NY 19thWill Breazeale (R)NC 7thDuane Sand (R)ND at largeSteve Stivers (R)OH 15thJohn Boccieri (D)OH 16thRep. Patrick Murphy (D)PA 8thBill Russell (R)PA 22ndRob Miller (D)SC 2ndThomas Hermann (Prog)VTDuncan D. Hunter (R)CA 52ndMike Lumpkin (D)CA 52ndRick Noriega (D)TX (U.S. Senate)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)SC (U.S. Senate)

Courtesy of robmillerforcongress.comRob Miller is running on the Democratic ticket in South Carolina's 2nd District.

This year 20 war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are running for Congress. Stripes.com will be highlighting those races daily – the candidates, their opponents and what local newspapers are saying – leading up to Nov. 4. Check back on election night for the latest updates.

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