Amy Acton
Democratic candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Ohio · Open seat
Physician; former Director of the Ohio Department of Health
Amy Acton is a physician who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Health. She is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Libertarian Don Kissick.
Where Acton stands
- Property taxes
- Lists property taxes among the costs she says she would address. She pledges creative solutions, transparency, and working with both parties to lower costs.
- Energy costs
- Says new data centers are raising utility bills. Pledges that Ohio consumers and other ratepayers will not carry those added costs.
- Data centers
- Says she would make sure data center costs are not passed on to Ohio ratepayers.
- Health care
- Lists health care and drug prices among the costs she pledges to lower as governor.
- Government transparency
- Proposes more required disclosure, campaign finance reform, and open bidding, contracting, and appointment processes.
- Labor and wages
- Opposes efforts like Senate Bill 5 to limit collective bargaining. Pledges to fight wage theft.
- Debates
- Declined to debate Ramaswamy in the general election.
Background
- Director, Ohio Department of Health (former)
- Physician
- Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio, 2026
In the news
- Amy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her. The 19th, October 22, 2026
Also running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- Vivek Ramaswamy Republican
- Don Kissick Libertarian
Sources
Last researched October 22, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.