Amy Acton calls Ramaswamy ad featuring mother ‘despicable’
By The BriefBrief
Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton called an attack ad by Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy “despicable” on Wednesday evening. The ad features Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, saying Acton “lied her entire life”; it does not mention that Arthur’s husband was charged with raping Acton when she was a child or that Acton and her brother were removed from Arthur’s custody.
WHO:Amy Acton
WHAT:Called Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign ad featuring her estranged mother “despicable.”
WHEN:Oct 21, 2026
WHERE:Ohio, USA
WHY:Acton was responding to an attack ad by her Republican opponent that featured her estranged mother.
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