Jon Husted calls on Max Miller to drop out over abuse allegations

Published August 6, 2026 4:10pm ET | Updated August 6, 2026 5:45pm ET



Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) called on embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) to drop out of his House race over allegations of domestic abuse from his wife and daughter.

Husted had previously held off on condemning Miller, telling Statehouse News Bureau last week that he doesn’t “have any information about him” when pressed on the matter. He reversed course on Thursday, calling on him to step down, but couching his call with ambiguity about the truth of the allegations.

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