(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, has served a subpoena on his former father in law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, placing the senator directly inside the contentious divorce dispute between Miller and Moreno’s daughter, Emily Moreno.
According to POLITICO, Miller’s lawyer, Pamela MacAdams, notified the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court that three subpoenas had been delivered in the divorce case. A source with direct knowledge told the outlet that Bernie Moreno and his wife, Bridget Moreno, received subpoenas.
Miller and Emily Moreno remain in a long running legal conflict following the collapse of their marriage. POLITICO said TMZ first disclosed the subpoenas, while neither Miller, Emily Moreno, nor Bernie Moreno immediately returned the publication’s request for comment.
The court filing does not publicly explain what records, testimony, or other information Miller seeks from his former in laws. Still, the action represents a significant new turn in a dispute that has spilled into Ohio’s Republican political world.
Miller is also facing a difficult campaign for another House term in a district that has become more competitive. His former wife has accused him of domestic abuse involving both her and their daughter. Miller has denied those allegations.
The political damage from the accusations has become part of the ongoing court fight. In a July affidavit connected to his defamation suit against Emily Moreno, Miller said the controversy cost him financial and institutional support.
“A lobbyist for a trade union informed me by text message that the union was withdrawing its support for my campaign because of these allegations,” Miller wrote in the filing cited by POLITICO.
“Representatives of two other organizations that had supported my campaign likewise informed me or my campaign that their support was ending because of these allegations,” he continued. “One labor union’s international organization notified me in writing that it will endorse my opponent in the November 2026 general election, citing my personal circumstances.”
Miller said he put the value of the withdrawn organizational backing at about $30,000 and claimed that the allegations had driven up the expected cost of his campaign. Emily Moreno’s attorney, Subodh Chandra, disputed that account.
“Nor is the reason self evident,” Chandra wrote in a court filing. “Even if it’s true, the union could have been walking away from Miller because he’s a lousy candidate to champion its issues.”
Miller has remained in the race despite public pressure from several Senate Republicans, including Bernie Moreno, who urged him to leave office after the allegations surfaced. POLITICO reported that Republican senators questioned whether Miller could continue representing his district amid the legal controversy.
José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino
