Amy Acton is an American physician and researcher who is the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in the 2026 election.
Acton was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University, a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Northeast Ohio Medical University, and a Master of Public Health degree from the Ohio State University. Acton served as the director of the Ohio Department of Health, in which capacity she led Ohio's COVID-19 pandemic response from 2019 to 2020.
Before and immediately after serving as director of the Ohio Department of Health, she worked at the Columbus Foundation. She left the foundation upon announcing her candidacy in the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election.
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