Ohio Rep. Max Miller faces a growing number of calls to resign from fellow Republicans

There are no new alerts at this time A growing number of Republicans are calling on Rep. Max Miller to resign and drop his re-election campaign following abuse allegations made by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno. Miller, R-Ohio, has denied the allegations, which exploded onto the national stage after he addressed them on a livestream Sunday, prompting Moreno’s father, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, to denounce him publicly. Miller has repeatedly vowed to keep running for re-election, even as the senator said in a weekend statement that Miller “is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.” A spokesperson for the office of Ohio’s secretary of state told NBC News that the deadline to replace a candidate would be Monday.

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