Overview
- Several Republican senators, led by Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno, publicly called for Rep. Max Miller to resign after abuse allegations from his ex-wife became widely reported.
- The House Ethics Committee opened a formal review at Miller’s request to examine the domestic abuse claims and related conduct.
- Miller posted a trove of documents online that briefly included an unclothed photo of his daughter, prompting an apology from his lawyer and accusations that the material could be child sexual abuse material.
- Miller has stayed in the race and loaned his campaign $1 million even as recent polls show the district moving toward Democrats and party officials face a Monday deadline to replace him on the ballot.
- The controversy follows months of court filings and earlier uncharged allegations about Miller’s behavior, and it has real political impact because Republican defections and voter shifts could cost the party the seat and affect control of the House.