Amy Acton
Liberal
Democrat
N/A
Ohio
Current Position: Former Director of the Ohio Department of Health
Running For: Governor
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For expanding the child tax credit
- For expanding the homestead tax exemption
- For appointing PUCO commissioners who prioritize ratepayers over utility companies
Business & Labor
- Against price-gouging by companies
- Against wage theft by employers
- For full review and reform of JobsOhio with increased transparency and accountability
- For supporting small businesses and investing in workforce development and skills training programs
- For union rights and collective bargaining; opposes right-to-work laws
- For investing in career pathways and training for long-term care workforce
- For requiring data centers to be built by union workers with community benefits agreements
- For rapid turnaround on wage theft cases through executive order
- For supporting House Bill 563 targeting fees on secondary ticket markets
- For First Click Guarantee requiring initial website prices to be final prices
- For establishing a price gouging hotline and increased enforcement
Health Care
- For reducing prescription drug costs and using state power to negotiate lower prices
- Against pharmacy benefit managers contributing to higher healthcare costs
- For transparency requirements from hospitals and insurance companies to lower costs
- Against surprise medical billing
- For creating partnerships to eliminate medical debt
- Against cuts to Medicaid programs
- Against cuts to Medicaid benefits for home and community-based services
- For eliminating red tape in Medicaid enrollment and shortening approval waiting periods
- For launching Ohio Rx platform to leverage state purchasing power to reduce prescription drug prices
Education
- For free school lunch programs
- For restoring public school funding to constitutional levels
- Against private school voucher system expansion due to runaway costs
Environment
- Against consumers paying increased energy costs from new data centers
- For reinstating pro-consumer energy programs including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Against loosening air quality and groundwater standards for data centers
Civil Rights
- For reproductive freedom including protecting access to abortion, contraception, fertility treatments, and miscarriage care
- For age verification and parental controls on in-app purchases
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For campaign finance reform and increased disclosure requirements
- For transparency in government bidding, contracting, and appointment processes
- Against pay-to-play and dark money politics
Public Safety
- For fully funding police and public safety; opposes defunding that led to officer shortages
- For common sense gun violence reduction reforms
- For enhanced protections against elder scams, fraud, and predatory debt collection