Amy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her.

Photo: Vivek Ramaswamy – July 15, 2023. Attribution: “Vivek Ramaswamy” by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Amanda Becker. The 19th News – October 21, 2026.

From mocking the Democrat’s therapy to an ad featuring her estranged mother, Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies have made it his closing argument against her in the Ohio governor’s race.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is closing out one of the nastiest races of the 2026 cycle by suggesting that Democrat Amy Acton, his opponent in the Ohio governor’s race, has lied about the well-documented childhood sexual abuse she experienced for political gain. In a contest marked by sharp personal attacks and partisan rancor, Ramaswamy’s latest attempt to paint Acton as unfit for office came in the form of a minute-long ad that began circulating Monday night featuring Donna Arthur, Acton’s estranged mother. […]

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