俄亥俄州共和党参议员乔恩·休斯特德周四公开呼吁众议院议员马克斯·米勒辞去国会席位并放弃秋季选举。[1]休斯特德在社交媒体上表示，"我认为马克斯做出正确决定是放弃候选人身份并从国会辞职，以专注于对他女儿最有利的事情。"[1]这一呼吁加大了民主党和共和党同僚对米勒的压力。
米勒目前面临前配偶艾米丽·莫雷诺的家庭暴力指控。[1]米勒对所有指控予以坚决否认。[1]根据俄亥俄州法律，米勒需在周六之前做出退出决定，以便在周一下午4点的截止期限前完成候选人替换程序。[1]此前，共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺曾表示米勒不适合担任公职，但未明确要求其辞职。[1]
Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted called on Representative Max Miller to resign from Congress and withdraw from his reelection campaign on Thursday.[1] In a statement posted on X, Husted said that Miller should step aside as a candidate and leave the House "to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter."[1]
The call for Miller's departure intensifies pressure from both Democratic and Republican colleagues following domestic violence allegations made by his ex-spouse, Emily Moreno, which Miller has firmly denied.[1] Under Ohio state law, Miller must withdraw from the race by Saturday to allow for a replacement candidate to be selected before the Monday 4 p.m. filing deadline.[1] Senator Bernie Moreno previously indicated that Miller is unfit to serve but stopped short of explicitly demanding his resignation.[1]