<p>Amy Acton’s brother calls campaigning on his sister’s sexual abuse from their mother’s husband ‘a despicable low’</p><p>The family of Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, is criticizing her Republican opponent <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/vivek-ramaswamy">Vivek Ramaswamy</a> for using Acton’s estranged mother in a recently released campaign ad.</p><p>In the ad, which has circulated among conservatives on social media, her mother, Donna Arthur, said: “She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She’s lied her entire life.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/ohio-democrat-vivek-ramaswamy-ad">Continue reading...</a>
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Ohio Democrat’s family criticizes Vivek Ramaswamy for bringing up estranged mother in gubernatorial ad
<p>Amy Acton’s brother calls campaigning on his sister’s sexual abuse from their mother’s husband ‘a despicable low’</p><p>The family of Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, is criticizing her Republican opponent <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/vivek-ramaswamy">Vivek Ramaswamy</a> for using Acton’s estranged mother in a recently released campaign ad.</p><p>In the ad, which has circulated among conservatives on social media, her mother, Donna Arthur, said: “She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She’s lied her entire life.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/ohio-democrat-vivek-ramaswamy-ad">Continue reading...</a>