# Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton condemns ad featuring her estranged mother

https://mins.news/en/item/108514

- NBC News, 2026-10-20 20:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/ohio-gubernatorial-candidate-amy-acton-condemns-ad-featuring-her-estranged-mother-271918661841

> Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton denounced an ad circulating online that features her estranged mother. NBC News national politics reporter Henry Gomez discussed how tight the race between Acton and Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has become with the campaign’s final two weeks approaching.

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