Welcome to the Assembly, Jeff Miller.
Already, you're in the "doghouse."
Miller, a newly elected Republican legislator, has been assigned to the cramped 391-square-foot Capitol office that is nicknamed the "doghouse" and routinely houses lawmakers at odds with the Assembly speaker.
Miller hasn't angered anyone, but Assembly tradition calls for freshmen to inherit the office of their predecessors -- in Miller's case, Todd Spitzer, R-Orange, who was banished to the doghouse by former Speaker Fabian Núñez.
The newcomer, former mayor of Corona, apparently is being careful not to ruffle any feathers that might lengthen his doghouse stay.
Asked recently to comment on the prospect of moving into an office much smaller than any colleague, Miller said it "doesn't really matter" and that it's a "great honor" just to be in the Legislature.
"I'm looking forward to rolling my sleeves up and digging in -- getting to work," he said simply.
Miller will be sworn in Dec. 1 to represent parts of Orange and Riverside counties.
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