WASHINGTON, D.C. - GOP congressional candidate Max Miller may be seeking a congressional seat in Northeast Ohio, but property tax records in the District of Columbia show Miller claims an apartment he owns in Northwest Washington, D.C. is his principal residence.
The Washington, D.C., property tax records show that Miller gets a “homestead deduction” on a two-bedroom apartment he owns on Rhode Island Avenue. The Washington, D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue says any property that gets the homestead benefit “must be the principal residence (domicile) of the owner/applicant.”
Miller’s payment of $2,450.07 in 2021 D.C. property taxes - reflecting a $648.98 homestead deduction - was recorded in Washington, D.C. on March 2 - a few days after Miller announced his challenge to Rocky River Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez. The announcement followed Gonzalez’s vote to impeach former President Donald Trump after Trump supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol in an unsuccessful effort to keep Congress from tallying votes that declared Joe Biden to be president.
A statement that Miller posted on Twitter to announce his candidacy accused of Gonzalez of betraying his constituents by voting to impeach Trump. Miller has also questioned Gonzalez’s loyalty to Northeast Ohio. Trump has strongly endorsed Miller, holding a rally in Lorain County to promote his candidacy and headlining fundraisers to help him raise money.
Miller, whose campaign blamed a clerical error for the tax deduction, grew up in Shaker Heights and graduated from Cleveland State University. He worked as a White House aide to Trump while living in Washington, D.C. Cuyahoga County records show he bought a $460,000 house in Rocky River in early March. Tax records on that house show he does not claim a homestead exemption in Ohio.
Ohio’s homestead exemption works differently from the one in the District of Columbia. Ohio Department of Taxation spokesman Gary Gudmundson says Ohio’s program reduces taxes on homes of people who are totally and permanently disabled, or are at least 65 years old, and who make up to $34,200. Totally and permanently disabled veterans can get double the credit of other beneficiaries. Ohioans apply to participate in the program through their county auditor’s office, Gudmundson said.
Taxpayers in the District of Columbia must also apply for its homestead deduction, but it’s not limited to people who are elderly, disabled, or of limited means. According to DC Office of Tax and Revenue spokeswoman Natalie Wilson, property owners must answer certain questions to get the deduction, such as whether they’re domiciled in the District, and whether the property is his or her principal place of residence.
“A negative response to these latter two questions is an automatic disqualifier,” said Wilson.
A spokesman for Miller attributed his payment of the DC tax bill with the homestead deduction to “an error made by Max’s accountant.”
“Max Miller lives in Rocky River and any suggestion otherwise is dishonest, at best,” said the statement from Taylor Budowich. “Due to an error made by Max’s accountant, an automated property tax bill generated by D.C.’s tax office with a homestead exception was paid on his behalf. After being made aware of this mistake, Max has begun the clerical process of settling this discrepancy.”
Gonzalez also owns properties in Rocky River and Washington, D.C.. Records show Gonzalez doesn’t claim homestead deductions on any of them.
Miller has questioned Gonzalez’ ties to Northeast Ohio in interviews he’s given while campaigning. He told Jewish Insider that Gonzalez has been absent from the district throughout his tenure in office.
“Anthony has abandoned the community and spends the vast majority of his time in Washington, D.C.,” Miller told the publication. “It’s troublesome.”
In a March interview with NewsMax, Miller claimed that Gonzalez, who was a football standout at Cleveland’s St. Ignatius High School and at Ohio State University before joining the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, is actually from California.
“Mr. Gonzalez really does hail from California, and a lot of people don’t know that,” Miller told the television network. “He’s really not a northeastern guy, and that’s where you’re going to get with me. That’s who I am as a person, and that’s why President Trump endorsed me, because he knows that I have the backbone to stand up and be unapologetic and to say what’s right.”
During last weekend’s rally in Lorain County, Trump told his supporters that one reason they should support Miller is “he grew up in this area.
“Believe it or not, he’s not a carpetbagger, like so many,” Trump continued. “A lot of them say, ‘Sir, I’m running for Congress.’ ‘Oh, good. How long have you lived there.’ ‘Well, actually I moved there last week. I saw an opening.’ Max Miller. You know Max? Great guy. He loves our country. He loves the people of Ohio. And Max was a trusted aide of mine in the White House.”
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