Candidates / Amy Acton
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Amy Acton is a physician and public health official who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Health from 2019 to 2020 under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. She became a national figure for her measured early-pandemic press briefings before resigning amid political backlash, and is the Democratic front-runner for governor in 2026.
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