Ohio 7th District Race Tightens as Max Miller Faces Abuse Allegations and Bernie Moreno Stays Silent

Ohio's 7th Congressional District was rated Solid Republican. It is not anymore.

This week the Purple Political Breakdown Ohio Edition covers the race almost nobody outside Ohio was watching, and the reasons it moved. Congressman Max Miller is facing domestic abuse allegations from his former wife, Emily Moreno, who is the daughter of Republican Senator Bernie Moreno. Miller denies the allegations and has filed a defamation suit. No charges were filed in the police matter that made the records public. Those are allegations, they are not findings, and this episode labels them that way while covering the documented court record and the measurable political effect on a district Donald Trump carried by eleven points.

Also in this episode: Ohio counties sold record amounts of residents delinquent property tax debt to investors who can collect at up to eighteen percent interest, and a bipartisan bill to stop it. The two billion dollars in state and local sales tax exemptions that went to data center operators in a single year, and why Ohio lawmakers walked away from the vote to change it. Where Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy actually stand on data centers and property taxes. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur voting yes on HR 2616 and the backlash from her own base. Temporary protected status ending for Haitians and what it means for the Clark County workforce. And the two Ohio Supreme Court seats on your November ballot that will get almost no advertising and will outlast the next governor.

Segments include Statehouse Watch, District Watch on Ohio 9, County of the Week on Clark County, the deep dive on Ohio 7, and Research on a Dime on the Ohio Supreme Court.

CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open 04:08 Show intro and the editorial standard for this episode 07:10 Episode rundown 09:30 ALIVE Podcast Network 10:52 Amy Acton campaign ad breakdown 13:56 Vivek Ramaswamy booed at YAL convention 15:59 Statehouse Watch: Ohio counties selling property tax debt 20:37 Statehouse Watch: the data center tax break Ohio would not touch 30:05 Statehouse Watch: temporary protected status ends for Haitians 33:19 Ohio House target seats update 35:47 District Watch: Ohio 9, Marcy Kaptur vs Derek Merrin 44:32 County of the Week: Clark County 45:59 Ohio 7: the clip, and Senator Bernie Moreno silence 49:06 Ohio 7: the documented record on Max Miller 50:56 Ohio 7: Miller vs Brian Poindexter and why the rating moved 53:46 Research on a Dime: two Ohio Supreme Court seats 56:41 Close

Editorial note: allegations are labeled as allegations throughout. Documented court filings, roll call votes, certified results, and agency figures are labeled as such and sourced. Host commentary and personal opinion are stated as opinion.

Keywords: Ohio 7th Congressional District 2026, Max Miller, Brian Poindexter, Emily Moreno, Bernie Moreno, Ohio Supreme Court 2026, Jennifer Brunner, Colleen O'Donnell, Dan Hawkins, Marilyn Zayas, Marcy Kaptur, Derek Merrin, Ohio 9th Congressional District, Amy Acton, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ohio governor race 2026, Ohio property tax, tax lien sales, Ohio data centers, Clark County, Springfield Ohio, Haitian TPS, Ohio midterms, Ohio voter guide.

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