Max Miller rejects calls to quit, puts $1 million into reelection campaign
Despite domestic abuse allegations and growing calls to drop out, Republican Rep. Max Miller is vowing to stay in the race — and lending his campaign $1 million to keep going.
Miller plans to lend his campaign $1 million of his own money as he seeks a third term in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Miller told the Journal, “I am invested in this election in every way and I will invest the resources into my campaign to win.”
Family feud fuels pressure
Miller has insisted over the past week that he will not drop out, despite his former father-in-law, Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, a Republican, urging him to seek professional help over what Moreno called a “clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.”
Moreno’s daughter, Emily Moreno, who is Miller’s ex-wife, has accused him in police reports and court filings of throwing boiling water at her, holding a gun to her head and other physical abuse.
Miller has vehemently denied the allegations, including during an appearance on CNN earlier this week.
Emily Moreno has also alleged Miller was caring for their 2-year-old daughter when the child suffered a broken collarbone.
Miller has countered that the broken collarbone was the result of an incident at day care.
Republicans call on Miller to quit
In recent days, other Republican senators have joined Moreno in calling for Miller to drop out of the race and resign from Congress, including Roger Marshall of Kansas, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Jon Husted of Ohio, Tim Sheehy of Montana and Katie Britt of Alabama.
Miller would have to withdraw by Saturday to allow Ohio Republicans to replace him before a Monday 4 p.m. deadline.
But Miller is giving no indication he plans to do so.
Miller told the Journal he is “in this for the long haul,” adding, “I know there are some people that are concerned about my ability to win this race right now, but I don’t share that.”
A previous deadline passed Wednesday. Had Miller withdrawn by then, Republicans would have held a special election to replace him.
President Donald Trump called Miller earlier this week, with Miller later saying the president told him it would be “very tough” to win reelection in November. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has also said things “don’t look good” for Miller in Ohio.
Miller won reelection handily in 2024, defeating Democrat Matthew Diemer by 15 percentage points and independent Dennis Kucinich by nearly 40 points.
This year, Miller faces Democrat Brian Poindexter, who has been endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Poindexter has largely avoided campaigning on the allegations, saying, “I do not want to make this about Max Miller’s allegations because there are victims of those allegations and for their sake we should definitely just continue on our message.”
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