House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is standing by embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) in his reelection campaign as the House Ethics Committee investigates allegations Miller abused his wife and young daughter.

Johnson gave a quick “yes” on Monday when reporters asked him if he still supports Miller’s campaign.

“He has been a great member of Congress,” the speaker said. “He has some issues in his personal life he’s working through. The House Ethics Committee is looking into that and any implications it may have.”

“We have to let due process play out,” he continued.

Miller has refused to drop his bid for reelection despite increasing calls for him to resign amid allegations from his wife, Emily Moreno, that he held a gun to her head and broke their 2-year-old daughter’s collarbone. Miller has denied any wrongdoing.

Earlier this month, Johnson said that allegations against Miller were “serious” but stopped short of giving his opinion on whether Miller should stay in the race.

“We don’t take disciplinary action against members for allegations,” the speaker said in an interview for Politico’s podcast “The Conversation” with Dasha Burns.

While Johnson refused to condemn Miller, some Senate Republicans have joined Moreno’s father, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), in demanding the representative end his reelection campaign.

“If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them,” Moreno wrote of his former son-in-law in an X post earlier this month. “I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.”

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) called Miller “a degenerate sociopath” and demanded he drop out.

“What kind of person would treat their daughter this way?” Sheehy wrote on social media earlier this month. “Max should step aside and seek help. Staying in this race makes it far more likely we lose this seat and hand Democrats a majority to impeach President Trump.”

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) also said Miller should be held accountable if the accusations are credible.

“Any member of Congress who’s involved in domestic abuse should resign,” he said. “That’s why I am glad that the House opened up an ethics investigation. They will get to the bottom of whether those allegations are true, and if they’re true, then he should step down.”

Miller, whose office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, was first elected to the House in 2023 after he served as a political appointee during the first Trump administration.

Despite mounting criticism, Johnson has said he’s sure that Miller can defeat Democrat Brian Poindexter, a member of a local ironworkers’ union, in the November election.

“I’m confident we’ll hold that district,” Johnson told Politico earlier this month.

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