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2026 Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
Filed running mate: Amy Acton
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Official name: Amy Acton and David Pepper
Office: Lieutenant Governor
Party or ballot designation: Democratic
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Joint-ticket partner: Amy Acton
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Official name: Amy Acton and David Pepper
Office: Lieutenant Governor
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Joint-ticket partner: Amy Acton
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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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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.
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.
Mother. Doctor. Fighter.
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Mother. Doctor. Fighter.
Amy emerged as a community leader for children’s health as the Director of Project L.O.V.E, a partnership between Columbus area hospitals and community stakeholders focused on preventive health for Columbus-area children. She also joined the faculty at Ohio State University, where she became an award-winning professor of maternal and child health and global public health.
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Amy emerged as a community leader for children’s health as the Director of Project L.O.V.E, a partnership between Columbus area hospitals and community stakeholders focused on preventive health for Columbus-area children. She also joined the faculty at Ohio State University, where she became an award-winning professor of maternal and child health and global public health.
In 2019, Governor DeWine asked Amy to serve in his administration as the Director of the Ohio Department of Health. Amy put partisanship aside to serve the people of Ohio. Amid a wide variety of issues, she worked with Republicans and Democrats throughout the state to hold the big drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic and shape a historic settlement to fund addiction recovery programs. When the pandemic hit, her steady leadership and voice for common sense not only saved countless lives but also helped Ohio’s economy and schools open earlier than other states. For her leadership, Amy earned a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in 2021 and was named Woman of the Year for Ohio by USA Today in 2022.
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In 2019, Governor DeWine asked Amy to serve in his administration as the Director of the Ohio Department of Health. Amy put partisanship aside to serve the people of Ohio. Amid a wide variety of issues, she worked with Republicans and Democrats throughout the state to hold the big drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic and shape a historic settlement to fund addiction recovery programs. When the pandemic hit, her steady leadership and voice for common sense not only saved countless lives but also helped Ohio’s economy and schools open earlier than other states. For her leadership, Amy earned a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in 2021 and was named Woman of the Year for Ohio by USA Today in 2022.
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“I am honored and humbled to join Amy’s ticket and partner with her in the fight to deliver for Ohio’s working families. Amy is the only candidate in this race who will tackle our affordability crisis and work to lower costs, clean up the corruption, and invest to create world-class public schools, so we can finally put working families first, not billionaires or special interests,” said David Pepper. “While our opponent is flying around our state in his private jet and moving his business from Ohio to Texas, we’re working to tackle the affordability crisis and create an Ohio where we can all get ahead.”
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“I am honored and humbled to join Amy’s ticket and partner with her in the fight to deliver for Ohio’s working families. Amy is the only candidate in this race who will tackle our affordability crisis and work to lower costs, clean up the corruption, and invest to create world-class public schools, so we can finally put working families first, not billionaires or special interests,” said David Pepper. “While our opponent is flying around our state in his private jet and moving his business from Ohio to Texas, we’re working to tackle the affordability crisis and create an Ohio where we can all get ahead.”
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.
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.
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.
Our energy bills are too high. Last summer, our electric bill went up $140 in one month – and I know I’m not the only Ohioan who felt that. As governor, I will fight to lower your bills, put consumers first and build an energy strategy that works for all of us.
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Our energy bills are too high. Last summer, our electric bill went up $140 in one month – and I know I’m not the only Ohioan who felt that. As governor, I will fight to lower your bills, put consumers first and build an energy strategy that works for all of us.
4.Lower Healthcare Premiums – 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.
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4.Lower Healthcare Premiums – 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I will push for anti-discrimination laws so Ohioans aren’t unjustly fired from their job or denied housing, other public accommodations, or equal pay because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. As governor, I will be focused on bringing our communities together, not on sowing hatred and division; every Ohioan deserves to live freely and be treated with dignity.
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I will push for anti-discrimination laws so Ohioans aren’t unjustly fired from their job or denied housing, other public accommodations, or equal pay because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. As governor, I will be focused on bringing our communities together, not on sowing hatred and division; every Ohioan deserves to live freely and be treated with dignity.
I support a conditional moratorium on data centers to ensure they cover one hundred percent of their utility costs, exclusively build with union labor, operate with full transparency, support the needs of local communities, live by Ohio’s environmental standards, and bring jobs to former industrial areas that have been left behind.
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I support a conditional moratorium on data centers to ensure they cover one hundred percent of their utility costs, exclusively build with union labor, operate with full transparency, support the needs of local communities, live by Ohio’s environmental standards, and bring jobs to former industrial areas that have been left behind.
Expand the Homestead Exemption to Help Ohio’s Seniors
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Expand the Homestead Exemption to Help Ohio’s Seniors
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.
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.
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.
Data centers are moving into Ohio’s communities in secrecy, raising costs and undermining our core values. This is unacceptable; Ohio cannot trust Vivek Ramaswamy to protect communities from his fellow big-tech billionaires.
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Data centers are moving into Ohio’s communities in secrecy, raising costs and undermining our core values. This is unacceptable; Ohio cannot trust Vivek Ramaswamy to protect communities from his fellow big-tech billionaires.
I’ll lower energy bills for Ohioans by enhancing production and incorporating the lowest-cost and cleanest sources of energy. I’ll expand access to cost-saving programs like Ohio’s Home Energy Assistance Program, the Percentage of Income Payment Plan and Home Weatherization Assistance Program. I’ll fight to work with the 12 other states in the PJM to deliver affordable, reliable power for all Ohioans.
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I’ll lower energy bills for Ohioans by enhancing production and incorporating the lowest-cost and cleanest sources of energy. I’ll expand access to cost-saving programs like Ohio’s Home Energy Assistance Program, the Percentage of Income Payment Plan and Home Weatherization Assistance Program. I’ll fight to work with the 12 other states in the PJM to deliver affordable, reliable power for all Ohioans.
“I am proud to select David Pepper as my Lieutenant Governor. We both share a lifelong commitment to fighting for Ohio’s working families and making our state a more affordable place to live for all of us. David is an innovative and pragmatic leader who has been laser focused on delivering for Ohioans for his entire career, from reducing the property tax rate for Cincinnatians to tackling foreclosures during the 2008 recession,” said Amy Acton. “I am thrilled to have David by my side in the fight to lower costs, tackle corruption and special interests, and ensure that every Ohio family can thrive and enjoy the quality of life we all deserve.”
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“I am proud to select David Pepper as my Lieutenant Governor. We both share a lifelong commitment to fighting for Ohio’s working families and making our state a more affordable place to live for all of us. David is an innovative and pragmatic leader who has been laser focused on delivering for Ohioans for his entire career, from reducing the property tax rate for Cincinnatians to tackling foreclosures during the 2008 recession,” said Amy Acton. “I am thrilled to have David by my side in the fight to lower costs, tackle corruption and special interests, and ensure that every Ohio family can thrive and enjoy the quality of life we all deserve.”
Create a Working Families Tax Cut with an earned-income credit and child tax credits targeted to low- and middle-income Ohio 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.
Create an anti-corruption task force, tighten revolving-door and conflict-of-interest rules for appointees, expand disclosure by contractors and political spenders, and create a public state-contract database.
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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.
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.
Require strict conflict of interest rules, including mandatory public recusal rules, for all political appointees to decision-making bodies.
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.
Fully implement Ohio's Fair School Funding Plan, increase public-school funding, reform private-school vouchers, invest in literacy and math, expand workforce training, and provide free school breakfast and lunch.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Protect Medicaid and Medicare access, reduce enrollment red tape and delays, support rural hospitals, and pursue measures intended to lower prescription-drug and healthcare costs.
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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’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.
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.
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.
Review and reform JobsOhio for greater transparency and accountability while supporting small businesses, job creation, workforce development, and long-term economic investment.
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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.
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.
Protect collective bargaining and unions and oppose making Ohio a right-to-work state.
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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.
Increase state and local public-safety funding and rebuild state partnerships supporting police, firefighters, and other first responders.
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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.
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.
Protect abortion access, contraception, fertility treatment, and miscarriage care and oppose state actions that undermine Ohio's constitutional reproductive-rights amendment.
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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.
Expand support for seniors, caregivers, and home- and community-based services so more older Ohioans can remain in their homes.
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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.
Speed resolution of wage-theft cases, crack down on hidden ticket fees and speculative ticketing practices, and strengthen consumer protections against predatory practices and fraud.
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On day one, I’ll issue an executive order to require a rapid turnaround on wage theft cases. There are employers right here in Ohio who are stealing from more than 213,000 of our hardworking friends and neighbors.
I’ll work to end the surprise markups on concerts and sports tickets by supporting House Bill 563, a bipartisan bill targeting fees on the secondary market, and working to enact First Click Guarantee, where the very first price a fan sees on a website is the final price they pay. I’ll protect Ohioans against speculative tickets and bot technology, and hold individuals accountable for unfair practices.
Expand state anti-discrimination protections in employment, housing, public accommodations, and pay to include sexual orientation and other protected characteristics.
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I will push for anti-discrimination laws so Ohioans aren’t unjustly fired from their job or denied housing, other public accommodations, or equal pay because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. As governor, I will be focused on bringing our communities together, not on sowing hatred and division; every Ohioan deserves to live freely and be treated with dignity.
Increase affordable and reliable energy supply, expand use of lower-cost and cleaner energy sources, and expand access to home-energy and weatherization assistance programs.
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I’ll lower energy bills for Ohioans by enhancing production and incorporating the lowest-cost and cleanest sources of energy. I’ll expand access to cost-saving programs like Ohio’s Home Energy Assistance Program, the Percentage of Income Payment Plan and Home Weatherization Assistance Program. I’ll fight to work with the 12 other states in the PJM to deliver affordable, reliable power for all Ohioans.
Impose a conditional moratorium on data-center projects that do not cover their utility costs, use union labor, meet transparency and environmental standards, provide community benefits, and create jobs in former industrial areas.
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I support a conditional moratorium on data centers to ensure they cover one hundred percent of their utility costs, exclusively build with union labor, operate with full transparency, support the needs of local communities, live by Ohio’s environmental standards, and bring jobs to former industrial areas that have been left behind.
Expand Ohio's Homestead Exemption for seniors and create a rebate program for homeowners facing large property-tax increases.
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As governor, I will expand the Homestead Exemption so more of Ohio’s seniors are eligible for property tax relief.
I will raise the cap on the household income eligibility of Ohio’s seniors to $50,000, which will ease the burden for an additional 55,000 homeowners.
My administration will introduce a property tax spike rebate for Ohio homeowners struggling with high property tax increases.
Homeowners with household incomes below $132,000 who pay property taxes on homes valued at or below $350,000 would be eligible for a rebate of up to $1,000 when their property tax bill has increased more than 4% over the prior year.
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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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