Dr. Amy Acton
Amy Acton is a former director of the Ohio Department of Health, serving from 2019 to 2020. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in 2026, with former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper as her running mate.
Nick Gillespie said about Dr. Amy Acton, in The Compleat Nick Gillespie on October 30, 2026.
Libertarian writer Nick Gillespie in his Substack, October 30, 2026, on the Ohio governor's race. The ad he refers to is Ramaswamy's late-campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother.
Decision Desk HQ said about Dr. Amy Acton, in Decision Desk HQ on October 28, 2026.
Decision Desk HQ was reviewing its polling averages and forecasts for the 2026 governor races.
Dave Weigel said about Dr. Amy Acton, in Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast on October 15, 2026.
Dave Weigel of Semafor on Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast, October 2026, after a reporting trip to Youngstown, assessing the Ohio governor's race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton.
But are they committed to coming out and voting for Trump because he's going to change everything? They don't think that anymore. They've seen what kind of president he is.
So do you think from being out, do you think that that chariot has a chance? Do you think that what is your sense on the ground there?
…speaker or as dynamic a campaigner as Vivek, but it just has been an easier sell. But Democrats are not saying, nobody was saying, we're really excited to get a bunch of white voters who don't like the Indian candidate. It's more that at this moment in time, Vivek is associated with... the tech industry, which was more popular than it was in, more popular in 2004 than it is now. It's understate. He's on tape saying data centers are great. He wants more in Ohio. And there's below the surface with the vague too, there is, you saw this with Republicans over the last month, our conservative influencers, this kind of anti-immigrant sentiment that is spread far beyond people who crossed the border illegally and are committing crime to H1B holders. You've got the irony of JD Vance being the vice president who's trying to stop the brain drain from India, keep…
But don't you don't you think that if anyone can do it, Sherrod is neatly qualified?
Yes, that was the idea behind recruiting him. So Tim Ryan ran for Senate against J.D. Vance and lost. He lost this area, too, even though this has been the story. No Democrat is able to hold on to Moaning County, Moaning Valley. They win Youngstown, but not by enough. Brown, he has a better…
Right. I mean, it's very hard for them to make that case. What other what other like stories of the midterm are you watching besides Ohio states where you are? You know, where you think Democrats really have a shot, where we might be surprised in Iowa, Kansas or in Alaska or where you don't think…
Andrew Menezes said about Dr. Amy Acton, in Roll Call on October 14, 2026.
Roll Call was surveying states that could elect their first female governor.
Jim Swift said about Dr. Amy Acton, in The Bulwark on August 7, 2026.
Jim Swift, senior editor at The Bulwark, describing Amy Acton's campaign style at a firefighters' union event in Cincinnati, in an August 2026 profile of the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor.
Dr. Amy Acton writes Acton in Action , writes Pepperspectives , writes United SHE Stands , writes Thinking about... and writes The Briefing with Jen Psaki . They have also been a guest on The Parnas Perspective (2 times) , Better Bad Ideas with Sean O'Brien , Lincoln Square and The Bulwark .
Recently: “Trump Terrified as Democratic Early Voting Surges” on The Parnas Perspective (October 2026); “Republicans Give Up on Key States as They Run Out of Money!” on The Parnas Perspective (October 2026); “WATCH: Amy’s interview with Statehouse News Bureau” on Pepperspectives (September 2026); “Amy Acton’s Prescription for Ohio” on The Bulwark (August 2026); “NEW: Amy Releases Her Property Tax Plan” on Acton in Action (July 2026); “📹WATCH: Doctor Explains why Amy Acton is the Right Choice” on Acton in Action (July 2026).
Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, in a sit-down with The Bulwark's Jim Swift, August 2026, explaining how her medical background shaped her decision to run.
Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, at a firefighters' union event in Cincinnati, August 2026, as reported by The Bulwark. She added that she was becoming a politician "right in front of your eyes."
Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, speaking to firefighters' union leaders in Cincinnati, as reported by The Bulwark in August 2026. She went on to say people knew which union you were in.
Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, in an interview with Jim Swift of The Bulwark after a firefighters' union event in Cincinnati, August 2026, on what voters tell her on the campaign trail.
