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Amy Acton

Democratic · OH

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Amy Acton is a physician and public-health leader who served as director of the Ohio Department of Health. She has also taught public health at Ohio State University and worked at the Columbus Foundation.

Where Amy Acton stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (7 records)

Campaign Finance Information — Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Campaign Finance Information · Governor and Lieutenant Governor · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 7, 2026

Raised
$21,809,840
Spent
$7,763,450
Cash on hand
$14,017,886
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$5,233,564
  • $1,000-$4,999$3,692,826
  • $500-$999$1,753,238
  • $250-$499$1,498,969
  • $100-$249$3,297,487
  • $1-$99$6,333,756

Spending by outside groups

Outside groups, such as PACs and super PACs, spend this money on the race. The candidate's campaign does not spend it, and none of it goes to the candidate.

Covers outside spending reported by committees registered with the Ohio Secretary of State. Groups that spend without registering file separately and are not included yet.

Outside groups spent $8,211,115 to oppose this candidate.

Groups that spent money opposing this candidate (1)
  • V-PAC VICTORS NOT VICTIMS (SUPER PAC)$8,211,115

Source: Ohio Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · www6.ohiosos.gov

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 7 support

  • Served as president and CEO of RAPID 5, a nonprofit initiative seeking to expand central Ohio residents' access to parks and waterways.

    January 1, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: rapid5.org · researched August 18, 2026

  • An Ohio judge ruled that Acton's continued closure of gyms was arbitrary, unreasonable, and oppressive, limiting enforcement of the order against fitness centers.

    May 20, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: abcnews.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • Acton signed the Stay Safe Ohio order continuing statewide distancing, business, and public-health requirements during the COVID-19 emergency.

    April 30, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: ohca.org · researched July 13, 2026

  • Issued Ohio's initial statewide stay-at-home order, effective March 23, restricting nonessential travel and business activity during the COVID-19 emergency.

    March 22, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: jobsohio.com · researched August 18, 2026

  • Ordered Ohio health-care providers to postpone nonessential surgeries and procedures to preserve personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 emergency.

    March 17, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: law.justia.com · researched August 18, 2026

  • Issued a statewide public-health order closing bars and restaurants to on-premises dining while allowing carryout and delivery.

    March 15, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov · researched August 18, 2026

  • Issued a statewide order prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 100 people in response to COVID-19, later tightening the limit to 50.

    March 12, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov · researched August 18, 2026

Track record — General

General · 6 records

  • Received End Citizens United's endorsement for governor.

    March 27, 2026

    Source: endcitizensunited.org · researched August 18, 2026

  • Received the Ohio AFL-CIO's endorsement for governor.

    February 13, 2026

    Source: northshoreaflcio.org · researched August 18, 2026

  • Left Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's administration on August 4, 2020, giving up the role of his chief health adviser. She had resigned as state health director in June 2020 and stayed on as an adviser, then returned to nonprofit work with the Columbus Foundation.

    August 4, 2020

    Source: wosu.org · researched August 18, 2026

  • Acton resigned as Ohio health director while remaining temporarily as the governor's public-health adviser during the pandemic response.

    June 11, 2020

    Source: wosu.org · researched July 13, 2026

  • Signed the order cancelling in-person voting the day before Ohio's March 2020 primary, as state health director. Governor Mike DeWine has said several times since that closing the polls was his decision, taken after meeting her and the state's Republican and Democratic party leaders, and that a cabinet member who issues an order does so at his direction.

    March 16, 2020

    Source: statenews.org · researched July 13, 2026

  • Was appointed by Governor Mike DeWine to lead the Ohio Department of Health and was sworn in on February 26, 2019. She was the first physician to head the agency in almost five years.

    February 26, 2019

    Source: wosu.org · researched August 18, 2026

Race Amy Acton is in:

Profile last researched August 18, 2026.