Dr. Amy Acton, former Ohio Department of Health Director, announced her candidacy for Ohio governor in the 2026 election. Acton served as the face of Ohio's COVID-19 response during the pandemic.

Dr. Amy Acton, currently the only Democratic candidate running for Ohio Governor, spoke at the City Club of Cleveland on June ...

Liz Skalka is a reporter based in Maryland. She was previously a senior political reporter at HuffPost and the Ohio politics ...

The former state health director spoke to a packed room about her candidacy, calling on Ohioans to 'refuse to look the other ...

Dr. Amy Acton, former Ohio Department of Health Director and the first woman physician appointed to Ohio’s top public health position, announced last week that she's running for governor. Acton ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Dr. Amy Acton, who became a statewide celebrity of sorts as state health director during the early days of the coronavirus crisis, filed paperwork Tuesday to run for Ohio governor ...

Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign says it raised $9.7 in the first four months of his Ohio governor run. Filings become public on ...

Dr. Amy Acton, the former Ohio health director who became a household name during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, says she is considering a run for governor in 2026.

Then-Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during a news conference at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland on Feb. 27, 2020, as Gov. Mike DeWine watches. Dr. Amy Acton, a ...

Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton helped lead the state through the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, earning her both praise and scorn. Now, she's running as a Democrat ...