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Ohioans first came to know Dr. Amy Acton in the spring of 2020, when her calm, honest daily briefings as director of the Ohio Department of Health helped the state navigate the most frightening days of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Dr. Acton’s story begins decades earlier in Youngstown, where she grew up amid poverty, housing instability, and abuse — at one point living in a tent through a northeast Ohio winter. Acton is unambiguous about who helped her survive that childhood: public school educators. Educators noticed her, believed in her, and showed her a path forward, and she has said repeatedly that she owes her life to Ohio’s public schools and the people who work in them. Dr. Acton worked her way through college and medical school, earning her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University and a master’s in public health from The Ohio State University, where she later served on the faculty of the College of Public Health.

Vote Dr. Amy Acton for Governor and David Pepper for Lt. Governor. Amy will tackle rising costs, stand up to the corporate special interests and billionaires trying to buy Ohio, and put working families first.

citing what they described as her career of public service and deep commitment to Ohio’s unions and working families.

Governor Mike DeWine is term-limited, and Republicans have rallied around Vivek Ramaswamy, who has the backing of both Trump and Vice President Vance. Democrats have a strong candidate in Dr. Amy Acton, and with Sherrod Brown driving massive turnout in the Senate race, the governor's race is poised to benefit directly from Ohio's biggest Democratic mobilization effort in years.

Ohio Republicans already hold a full trifecta and have used it aggressively to entrench their power through redistricting and election law changes. Flipping the governor's mansion would break that trifecta and give Democrats a veto in a state that is also home to one of the most competitive Senate races in the country, making a coordinated Democratic effort here one of the highest-leverage investments of the entire cycle.

OAPFF Union President Jon Harvey said for the organization, the decision of who to endorse in a political race is bipartisan. He said they look for the candidate who cares the most about firefighter issues rather than a candidate of a specific party.

“Dr. Acton recognizes what collective bargaining means to this state, understands what unions mean to this state. She stood on the picket lines with our brothers and sisters,” Harvey said.

Vote Dr. Amy Acton for Governor and David Pepper for Lt. Governor. Amy will tackle rising costs, stand up to the corporate special interests and billionaires trying to buy Ohio, and put working families first.

Vote Dr. Amy Acton for Governor and David Pepper for Lt. Governor. Amy will tackle rising costs, stand up to the corporate special interests and billionaires trying to buy Ohio, and put working families first.

Vote Dr. Amy Acton for Governor and David Pepper for Lt. Governor. Amy will tackle rising costs, stand up to the corporate special interests and billionaires trying to buy Ohio, and put working families first.

Vote Dr. Amy Acton for Governor and David Pepper for Lt. Governor. Amy will tackle rising costs, stand up to the corporate special interests and billionaires trying to buy Ohio, and put working families first.