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Amy ActonCampaign photo — actonforgovernor.com

Amy Acton

Candidate for Governor

Running mate: David Pepper

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Physician; former Director of the Ohio Department of Health
Lives in
Bexley
Campaign website
actonforgovernor.com

A physician who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Health under Gov. Mike DeWine starting in 2019, and earlier was a faculty member at Ohio State University and worked at the Columbus Foundation. Her running mate is David Pepper.

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Photo: Campaign photo — actonforgovernor.com

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes a working-family tax cut with a child tax credit.

    Her “Working Families Tax Cut” includes a state Earned Income Credit and a child tax credit of $1,000 a year for children 0–6 and $500 for children 7–18, for families earning up to $85,000.

    Reducing Costs for Ohio Families | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “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”
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  • Proposes expanding the Homestead Exemption and property tax rebates.

    Would raise the income cap for seniors' Homestead Exemption to $50,000 and create a rebate of up to $1,000 for lower- and middle-income homeowners whose property tax bill rises more than 4% in a year.

    Property Tax Relief | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “As governor, I will expand the Homestead Exemption so more of Ohio’s seniors are eligible for property tax relief.”
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Education

  • Supports fully funding the Fair School Funding Plan.

    She also proposes reforming the state's private-school voucher system and free school breakfast and lunch.

    Improving Ohio’s Education | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “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”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports a conditional moratorium on new data centers.

    Conditions include data centers paying all of their utility costs, being built with union labor, operating with full transparency, meeting Ohio environmental standards and locating on brownfields or former industrial sites.

    Data Centers | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “I support a conditional moratorium on data centers to ensure they cover one hundred percent of their utility costs”
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  • Opposes making Ohio a right-to-work state.

    Standing Up for Workers | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “As governor, I will protect our unions and ensure that Ohio never becomes a right-to-work state.”
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Health & human services

  • Proposes an “Ohio Rx” platform to lower drug prices.

    The platform would use the purchasing power of Ohio Medicaid's single pharmacy benefit manager; she also pledges to work to relieve medical debt on her first day in office.

    Lowering the Cost of Health Care | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “I’ll reduce prescription drug prices by launching Ohio Rx, an online platform”
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  • Supports abortion rights under the 2023 constitutional amendment.

    Ensuring Reproductive Freedom | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “I will protect reproductive freedom so that every woman can access safe, legal abortion care, contraception, fertility treatments, and miscarriage care.”
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Government & transparency

  • Pledges anti-corruption executive orders on her first day.

    Also proposes barring recent lobbyists for regulated industries from serving on the bodies that regulate them, a three-year “cooling off” pledge for regulators, and donor disclosure for state contractors that spend on campaigns.

    Cleaning Up Corruption | Dr. Amy Acton for Governor

    Campaign website · Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · actonforgovernor.com

    “On day one as governor, I will issue anti-corruption Executive Orders to restore ethics to Ohio’s government”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Amy Acton on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

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