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2026 Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
Filed running mate: David Pepper
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Official name: Amy Acton and David Pepper
Office: Governor
Party or ballot designation: Democratic
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Joint-ticket partner: David Pepper
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Official name: Amy Acton and David Pepper
Office: Governor
Party or ballot designation: Democratic
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Joint-ticket partner: David Pepper
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Dr. Amy Acton grew up in Youngstown, Ohio under difficult circumstances. But that made Amy tough – and now, Amy is running for governor to fight for every Ohio family that’s struggling today.
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Dr. Amy Acton grew up in Youngstown, Ohio under difficult circumstances. But that made Amy tough – and now, Amy is running for governor to fight for every Ohio family that’s struggling today.
As a doctor, I’ve seen firsthand how important it is that Ohioans can both access and afford the care they need — and how right now, that simply isn’t the case for so many people in our state. Ohioans are struggling; more than 160,000 people dropped their healthcare coverage through the ACA since 2025, 11 rural hospitals are at risk of closure, and prescription drug prices are rising.
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As a doctor, I’ve seen firsthand how important it is that Ohioans can both access and afford the care they need — and how right now, that simply isn’t the case for so many people in our state. Ohioans are struggling; more than 160,000 people dropped their healthcare coverage through the ACA since 2025, 11 rural hospitals are at risk of closure, and prescription drug prices are rising.
As a doctor, I feel the same way. Every Ohioan deserves the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions, free from government interference, plain and simple.
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As a doctor, I feel the same way. Every Ohioan deserves the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions, free from government interference, plain and simple.
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Growing up without stable housing, reliable meals, or basic necessities, I understand what that’s like. Even today, my husband Eric and I still experience sticker shock when we shop for groceries or fill up the gas tank.
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Growing up without stable housing, reliable meals, or basic necessities, I understand what that’s like. Even today, my husband Eric and I still experience sticker shock when we shop for groceries or fill up the gas tank.
Enough is enough. It’s time to end the cost of corruption in Ohio and put working families first.
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Enough is enough. It’s time to end the cost of corruption in Ohio and put working families first.
As Governor, I will put working families first by restoring public school funding to a constitutional level and implement the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan.
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As Governor, I will put working families first by restoring public school funding to a constitutional level and implement the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan.
As governor, I will protect against attacks on Medicaid and Medicare from Columbus and Washington by helping Ohioans enroll and stay on Medicaid by eliminating unnecessary red tape, shortening approval wait times and eliminating the waste, fraud and abuse that drives up costs and jeopardizes Ohioans’ care.
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As governor, I will protect against attacks on Medicaid and Medicare from Columbus and Washington by helping Ohioans enroll and stay on Medicaid by eliminating unnecessary red tape, shortening approval wait times and eliminating the waste, fraud and abuse that drives up costs and jeopardizes Ohioans’ care.
I’ve walked the picket line with UAW members in Cincinnati and Teamsters in Dublin. I am the only pro-labor candidate in this race – my opponent wants to eliminate teacher’s unions and called to end federal worker unions.
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I’ve walked the picket line with UAW members in Cincinnati and Teamsters in Dublin. I am the only pro-labor candidate in this race – my opponent wants to eliminate teacher’s unions and called to end federal worker unions.
Republicans in Ohio have defunded public safety for years to pay for tax cuts for Ohio’s wealthiest. These cuts have resulted in layoffs, chronic officer shortages, and understaffed first responder units. As Governor, I will rebuild state and local partnerships, fully fund the police and public safety, and ensure that communities again have the public safety resources they need. My opponent’s plan to eliminate property taxes will defund our police, firefighters and first responders. This hurts our kids and makes all of us less safe.
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Republicans in Ohio have defunded public safety for years to pay for tax cuts for Ohio’s wealthiest. These cuts have resulted in layoffs, chronic officer shortages, and understaffed first responder units. As Governor, I will rebuild state and local partnerships, fully fund the police and public safety, and ensure that communities again have the public safety resources they need. My opponent’s plan to eliminate property taxes will defund our police, firefighters and first responders. This hurts our kids and makes all of us less safe.
Ohioans have made it very clear that they trust women to make their own decisions about their bodies, not politicians.
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Ohioans have made it very clear that they trust women to make their own decisions about their bodies, not politicians.
As more Ohioans enter their golden years, we need to make sure they are doing so with dignity and support. Ohio’s senior population is expected to top three million in the next few years, and we have the chance to make Ohio a leader in elder care.
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As more Ohioans enter their golden years, we need to make sure they are doing so with dignity and support. Ohio’s senior population is expected to top three million in the next few years, and we have the chance to make Ohio a leader in elder care.
Whenever you’re 41st in anything – especially after giving away billions in taxpayer dollars – you need to take a hard look at what you’re doing. So on my first day as Governor, I will work with leaders across the state to do a full, top-to-bottom review of Jobs Ohio, requiring more transparency and greater accountability so we can put forward a new plan to grow our economy.
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Whenever you’re 41st in anything – especially after giving away billions in taxpayer dollars – you need to take a hard look at what you’re doing. So on my first day as Governor, I will work with leaders across the state to do a full, top-to-bottom review of Jobs Ohio, requiring more transparency and greater accountability so we can put forward a new plan to grow our economy.
It includes an Earned Income Credit that will support up to 775,000 working families, reward Ohioans’ hard work, and lift families out of poverty. I will also fight for a child tax credit of $1,000 a year for children aged 0-6 and $500 for children aged 7-18 for families making up to $85,000 in annual income, which would help ease the burden for more than 1.4 million children and their families.
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It includes an Earned Income Credit that will support up to 775,000 working families, reward Ohioans’ hard work, and lift families out of poverty. I will also fight for a child tax credit of $1,000 a year for children aged 0-6 and $500 for children aged 7-18 for families making up to $85,000 in annual income, which would help ease the burden for more than 1.4 million children and their families.
When I am governor, hard-working Ohioans will stop footing the bill for the cost of corruption in our state. It is time to put the needs of working families over the wants of billionaires, corporations and special interests. As governor, I will crack down on the corruption that raises our costs — requiring transparency, fighting to end pay-to-play schemes, and shining a light on bidding, contracting, and appointment processes to ensure decisions are made on behalf of our taxpayers. Ohioans deserve a governor who will put them first, not corporations and special interests.
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When I am governor, hard-working Ohioans will stop footing the bill for the cost of corruption in our state. It is time to put the needs of working families over the wants of billionaires, corporations and special interests. As governor, I will crack down on the corruption that raises our costs — requiring transparency, fighting to end pay-to-play schemes, and shining a light on bidding, contracting, and appointment processes to ensure decisions are made on behalf of our taxpayers. Ohioans deserve a governor who will put them first, not corporations and special interests.
I will bring reform to our corrupt school voucher system, which funnels billions of hardworking Ohio taxpayer dollars to private schools with no transparency or accountability. Public money should be for public schools.
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I will bring reform to our corrupt school voucher system, which funnels billions of hardworking Ohio taxpayer dollars to private schools with no transparency or accountability. Public money should be for public schools.
I’ll reduce prescription drug prices by launching Ohio Rx, an online platform that will leverage Ohio’s purchasing power from its Medicaid single pharmacy benefit manager to drive down drug prices for all Ohioans. I will also push to require that out-of-pocket purchases for medication counts towards Ohioans’ health insurance deductibles.
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I’ll reduce prescription drug prices by launching Ohio Rx, an online platform that will leverage Ohio’s purchasing power from its Medicaid single pharmacy benefit manager to drive down drug prices for all Ohioans. I will also push to require that out-of-pocket purchases for medication counts towards Ohioans’ health insurance deductibles.
As governor, I will protect our unions and ensure that Ohio never becomes a right-to-work state. I will always have working families’ backs and fight to keep Ohio’s unions strong.
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As governor, I will protect our unions and ensure that Ohio never becomes a right-to-work state. I will always have working families’ backs and fight to keep Ohio’s unions strong.
As governor, I will prioritize community partnership with law enforcement, fully fund our local law enforcement, support our first responders and invest in addiction treatment, mental health services and community programming across our state.
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As governor, I will prioritize community partnership with law enforcement, fully fund our local law enforcement, support our first responders and invest in addiction treatment, mental health services and community programming across our state.
When I am Governor, I will protect reproductive freedom so that every woman can access safe, legal abortion care, contraception, fertility treatments, and miscarriage care. I will fight back at attempts to undermine Issue 1 and continue to protect and expand access to reproductive care for all Ohioans.
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When I am Governor, I will protect reproductive freedom so that every woman can access safe, legal abortion care, contraception, fertility treatments, and miscarriage care. I will fight back at attempts to undermine Issue 1 and continue to protect and expand access to reproductive care for all Ohioans.
Eric and I have had to balance the demands of caring for aging family members while raising children, and we understand how difficult this is for working families. My opponent’s pals in Congress voted overwhelmingly to cut Medicaid benefits for home and community-based services, but I believe that we need to support families and caregivers as they help our seniors age in place, at home. We can’t sit idly by; we must invest in career pathways and training for our long-term care workforce, who staff assisted living and nursing home facilities, to keep up with greater demand as Ohioans age.
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Eric and I have had to balance the demands of caring for aging family members while raising children, and we understand how difficult this is for working families. My opponent’s pals in Congress voted overwhelmingly to cut Medicaid benefits for home and community-based services, but I believe that we need to support families and caregivers as they help our seniors age in place, at home. We can’t sit idly by; we must invest in career pathways and training for our long-term care workforce, who staff assisted living and nursing home facilities, to keep up with greater demand as Ohioans age.
Across government, I will focus on supporting small businesses, advancing regional economic development, expanding workforce development and skills training, and investing in the modern infrastructure we need to compete, from broadband to transportation. Most importantly, when our state makes investments, we must ensure those investments lead to good jobs for Ohio workers, instead of simply padding the bottom lines of big out-of-state corporations.
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Across government, I will focus on supporting small businesses, advancing regional economic development, expanding workforce development and skills training, and investing in the modern infrastructure we need to compete, from broadband to transportation. Most importantly, when our state makes investments, we must ensure those investments lead to good jobs for Ohio workers, instead of simply padding the bottom lines of big out-of-state corporations.
On day one as governor, I will issue anti-corruption Executive Orders to restore ethics to Ohio’s government and tackle the cost of corruption in our state.
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On day one as governor, I will issue anti-corruption Executive Orders to restore ethics to Ohio’s government and tackle the cost of corruption in our state.
My number one priority is making sure that Ohio’s kids are getting the world class education they deserve. We will invest in new, 21st century approaches to math and literacy and create workforce training programs that give our kids the tools they need to thrive.
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My number one priority is making sure that Ohio’s kids are getting the world class education they deserve. We will invest in new, 21st century approaches to math and literacy and create workforce training programs that give our kids the tools they need to thrive.
Too many Ohioans are facing skyrocketing insurance premiums, and having to choose between putting other necessities on hold or forgoing insurance altogether. As governor, I will work to bring far more transparency to insurance and hospital pricing, lower healthcare premiums in the process, and support small businesses in covering their employees. I will strengthen Ohio’s efforts to crack down on surprise billing and build on the bipartisan effort to end predatory collection practices that only hurt Ohio families.
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Too many Ohioans are facing skyrocketing insurance premiums, and having to choose between putting other necessities on hold or forgoing insurance altogether. As governor, I will work to bring far more transparency to insurance and hospital pricing, lower healthcare premiums in the process, and support small businesses in covering their employees. I will strengthen Ohio’s efforts to crack down on surprise billing and build on the bipartisan effort to end predatory collection practices that only hurt Ohio families.
I’ll combat the constant SB 5- style efforts to attack our unions and collective bargaining rights , and I will use the Commerce Department and other offices to ensure that employers follow collective bargaining laws, crack down on wage theft, worker misclassification, and other abuses that deprive workers of their hard-earned wages. I will always be a steadfast pro-union, pro-worker Governor.
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I’ll combat the constant SB 5- style efforts to attack our unions and collective bargaining rights , and I will use the Commerce Department and other offices to ensure that employers follow collective bargaining laws, crack down on wage theft, worker misclassification, and other abuses that deprive workers of their hard-earned wages. I will always be a steadfast pro-union, pro-worker Governor.
We must learn that in the 21st-century economy, building the best quality of life possible is the surest way to attract and retain the talented workers it takes to build a strong economy.
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We must learn that in the 21st-century economy, building the best quality of life possible is the surest way to attract and retain the talented workers it takes to build a strong economy.
Our public schools are the foundation of our communities. As a kid, public schools saved my life. It was the safety net I needed. That’s why I’m fighting for free breakfast and lunch. No child in Ohio should go hungry. Providing this support ensures that all of Ohio’s kids have the fuel they need to learn and thrive.
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Our public schools are the foundation of our communities. As a kid, public schools saved my life. It was the safety net I needed. That’s why I’m fighting for free breakfast and lunch. No child in Ohio should go hungry. Providing this support ensures that all of Ohio’s kids have the fuel they need to learn and thrive.
We are all just one healthcare disaster away from losing everything. No one should go bankrupt because of a necessary medical procedure, but I’ve heard far too many stories from Ohioans who have experienced this.
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We are all just one healthcare disaster away from losing everything. No one should go bankrupt because of a necessary medical procedure, but I’ve heard far too many stories from Ohioans who have experienced this.
Create an Anti-Corruption Task Force This task force will take public input, conduct audits, interview stakeholders, and make recommendations within my first 100 days in office to tackle corruption, fraud and abuse; add stricter oversight; lower costs; and ensure that our government is working for Ohioans.
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Create an Anti-Corruption Task Force This task force will take public input, conduct audits, interview stakeholders, and make recommendations within my first 100 days in office to tackle corruption, fraud and abuse; add stricter oversight; lower costs; and ensure that our government is working for Ohioans.
Ohio’s appointment process is broken and has been at the root of many of the state’s corruption scandals. We need stronger guardrails to prevent this cost of corruption before they happen.
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Ohio’s appointment process is broken and has been at the root of many of the state’s corruption scandals. We need stronger guardrails to prevent this cost of corruption before they happen.
Prohibit lobbyists, lawyers and consultants who have represented, been employed by or received compensation from any organizations regulated by any Ohio regulatory entity in the past three years to then serve on the same regulatory entity. Anyone who is pursuing a role must disclose all related relationships, including payments within the prohibition window. These restrictions will apply to appointments made by the governor, and I will encourage others with appointment authority to follow these same guidelines.
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Prohibit lobbyists, lawyers and consultants who have represented, been employed by or received compensation from any organizations regulated by any Ohio regulatory entity in the past three years to then serve on the same regulatory entity. Anyone who is pursuing a role must disclose all related relationships, including payments within the prohibition window. These restrictions will apply to appointments made by the governor, and I will encourage others with appointment authority to follow these same guidelines.
Require state regulators appointed by the governor to sign an ethics pledge for a mandatory “cooling off” period of three years. The pledge will prohibit any former regulatory commissioners from working for an organization they regulated.
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Require state regulators appointed by the governor to sign an ethics pledge for a mandatory “cooling off” period of three years. The pledge will prohibit any former regulatory commissioners from working for an organization they regulated.
Require strict conflict of interest rules, including mandatory public recusal rules, for all political appointees to decision-making bodies.
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Require strict conflict of interest rules, including mandatory public recusal rules, for all political appointees to decision-making bodies.
Expand Disclosure and Transparency
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Expand Disclosure and Transparency
Require additional disclosure by state contractors and vendors, mandating that any company bidding on contracts above $50,000 disclose beneficial ownership, shareholders with 10% or higher equity, and political contributions — including donations to PACs and advocacy organizations.
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Require additional disclosure by state contractors and vendors, mandating that any company bidding on contracts above $50,000 disclose beneficial ownership, shareholders with 10% or higher equity, and political contributions — including donations to PACs and advocacy organizations.
Create a public procurement database listing state contracts, the winning bidder, the bid window, and the award amount so the state contracting process remains as transparent as possible.
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Create a public procurement database listing state contracts, the winning bidder, the bid window, and the award amount so the state contracting process remains as transparent as possible.
The above directives will apply to activity within the constitutional and statutory authority of my role as governor, and I will encourage other constitutional office-holders to do the same.
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The above directives will apply to activity within the constitutional and statutory authority of my role as governor, and I will encourage other constitutional office-holders to do the same.
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Committee: OHIOANS FOR AMY ACTON AND DAVID PEPPER
Master key: 16171
Published candidate: AMY
Published candidate surname: ACTON
Office: GOVERNOR
District: 100
Party: DEMOCRAT
Report key: 454371592
Report year: 2025
Report: SEMIANNUAL (JULY)
Date filed: 31-JUL-25
Contributions: 1399583.67
Other income: 221.69
Expenditures: 589813.03
Balance on hand: 809992.33
Outstanding debt owed: 0
Report key: 486170827
Report: ANNUAL (JANUARY)
Date filed: 30-JAN-26
Contributions: 3936159.75
Other income: 2071.53
Expenditures: 1658964.29
Balance on hand: 3089259.32
Report key: 498192148
Report year: 2026
Report: PRE-PRIMARY
Date filed: 23-APR-26
Contributions: 5192374.78
Other income: 2923.24
Expenditures: 3283890.94
Balance on hand: 5000666.4
Report key: 504663322
Report: POST-PRIMARY
Date filed: 12-JUN-26
Contributions: 5363780.53
Other income: 1616.93
Expenditures: 2230781.86
Balance on hand: 8135282
Report key: 516568750
Report: JULY MONTHLY
Date filed: 05-AUG-26
Contributions: 5882604.09
Other income: 0
Expenditures: 0
Balance on hand: 14017886.09
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