Key keywords: Max Miller, Ohio 7th Congressional District, 2024 US House reelection bid, ex-wife domestic abuse claims, drop reelection calls, Republican congressman, congressional domestic violence allegations, GOP 2024 election strategy First elected to the US House of Representatives in 2022, Ohio Republican congressman Max Miller, a former senior aide to ex-President Donald Trump, is facing growing bipartisan pressure to end his 2024 reelection campaign following explosive public allegations of repeated physical and emotional abuse from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno Miller. In a series of interviews with local and national media outlets last week, Miller’s ex-wife detailed multiple instances of alleged assault during their two-year marriage, including being slapped, pushed into walls, and subjected to constant verbal degradation and financial control that left her isolated from friends and family for months. She also provided partial copies of 2023 police reports she filed at the time of the alleged incidents, though no formal charges were ever filed against Miller. In response to the allegations, dozens of prominent figures from both parties have called on Miller to suspend his campaign immediately, with local anti-domestic violence advocacy groups noting that the detailed, corroborated accounts from his ex-wife raise serious questions about his fitness for public office. However, during a press conference held outside his district office in Cleveland on Tuesday, Miller firmly rejected all calls to drop his reelection bid, labeling the allegations a “coordinated political hit job” orchestrated by Democratic operatives and his ex-wife, who he claims is seeking to secure a larger share of their divorce settlement. Miller also shared what he described as “irrefutable evidence” including text message threads and witness statements that he says disprove the abuse claims, adding that he has no intention of stepping aside and will let voters in his solidly Republican district decide his political future. As of Thursday, House Republican leadership has not issued any formal statement calling for Miller to exit the race, with a spokesperson for Speaker Mike Johnson noting that the conference “will review all facts as they emerge” but will not interfere with local candidate selection processes. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has already marked Ohio’s 7th District as a top pickup target for 2024, rolling out a series of digital ads highlighting the abuse allegations and criticizing the GOP for “standing with an alleged abuser” to hold their narrow House majority. Recent internal polling from both parties shows that Miller’s support among female voters in the district has dropped 14 percentage points since the allegations emerged, though he still holds a 9-point lead over his Democratic challenger among likely voters.