His opponent in the primary election, Harris Miller, a former lobbyist who spent about $1 million of his own money on the race, had 72,263 votes, or 46 percent.
Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America, believes that regulation inhibits innovation.
"People have to understand that this is a fairly new phenomenon," said Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America, a trade group.
Harris Miller was born in western Pennsylvania.
He operated his own government relations firm, Harris Miller & Associates, with clients in high tech, agriculture and banking.
"Industry has been leery about being too close to government," said Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America.
The major qualification in the frenzied 90's was "the ability to fog a mirror," says Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America.
Harris Miller had hoped it would be otherwise.
The group was headed by Harris Miller, Benjamin Silverstein, and Mr. C. Lubin.