AMY ACTON GR

FORMER OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DIRECTOR AMY ACTON HAS ENTERED THE 2026 OHIO GOVERNOR'S RACE. 
DOCTOR AMY ACTON IS THE THIRD MAJOR PLAYER TO ANNOUNCE THEIR DESIRE TO RUN FOR THE SEAT. OTHER TWO HEAVY HITTERS ARE REPUBLICANS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN HUSTED AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVE YOST. ACTON IS MOSTLY KNOWN FOR HER WORK DURING THE COVIC 19 PANDEMIC, WHEN SHE GAVE DAILY CORONAVIRUS BRIEFINGS ALONGSIDE GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE. IN A STATEMENT TO THREE NEWS SHE CITED HER BEING A DOCTOR AND NOT A POLITICIAN AS A REASON WHY SHE WOULD BE GOOD FOR THIS ROLE. QUOTE I SOLVE PROBLEMS BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, REGARDLESS OF PARTY TO FIND SOLUTIONS.