Sen. Jon Husted called on Rep. Max Miller to resign from the House on Thursday, after remaining mostly tight-lipped when asked earlier this week about the ongoing controversy involving the fellow Ohio Republican.
“Anyone who commits domestic violence is not fit to serve in Congress,” Husted wrote on X. “The House Ethics Committee should thoroughly investigate any credible allegations, and any member found to have committed domestic violence should resign from Congress immediately.”
The Ohio Republican said he is “deeply saddened” that Miller and his ex-wife Emily Moreno’s personal lives “have become such a public matter.”
“I believe Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter,” he wrote.
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Husted’s comments follow those from Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Emily Moreno’s father, who on Sunday called for Miller to step down and seek professional help. Sen. Moreno told CNN on Thursday that he has moved his daughter and granddaughter “out of state to a secure place” as the controversy heightens around her ex-husband.
Earlier this week, Husted told NewsMax he wanted to let those involved “sort through this at a family level” and added that he hoped President Donald Trump would intervene to “move things along.” Husted declined to comment last week when NOTUS asked him if Miller should be replaced on the ballot in his race for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District.
When asked why it took him until now to call on Miller to resign, Husted told reporters: “That speaks for itself.”
The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into allegations of domestic violence and illegal drug use after the congressman demanded an ethics probe into himself on Tuesday.
Emily Moreno has accused Miller of throwing scalding water on her, shoving her against a wall and holding a gun to her head. He has denied those allegations and another claim that he caused his daughter’s broken collarbone.
Despite mounting calls for him to resign, the two-term congressman has said he plans to stay in the race. Miller told CNN that House Speaker Mike Johnson is “standing behind” him — though Johnson later said things “don’t look good” for Miller in an interview with Politico.
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