DeWine Denounces Ramaswamy Advertisement Featuring Acton’s Mother
In Columbus, Ohio, Republican Governor Mike DeWine has denounced an advertisement by Republican Vivek Ramaswamy that featured the estranged mother of Democratic candidate Amy Acton.
Richmond Petersburg, VA, October 22, 2026 —
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio has denounced an advertisement by Republican Vivek Ramaswamy that featured the estranged mother of Democratic candidate Amy Acton. The advertisement’s use of Acton’s mother is the detail identified in the available account; no further description of its content was provided.
The account does not specify when or where DeWine made his criticism, what he said, or which aspect of the advertisement he objected to. It also does not provide the advertisement’s wording, its intended audience, or the circumstances in which Acton’s mother appeared. Without those details, the precise basis and scope of DeWine’s denunciation cannot be established.
Acton is identified as a Democratic candidate, while DeWine and Ramaswamy are identified as Republicans. The account does not state what office Acton is seeking, whether the advertisement was connected to a particular campaign, or whether it was broadcast or distributed through any specific medium.
No response from Ramaswamy, Acton, or Acton’s mother is included in the information available here. The timing of the advertisement and DeWine’s remarks, as well as any subsequent developments, were not provided. Those omissions leave the dispute’s chronology and the reactions of the people directly involved unclear.
The reported development is limited to DeWine’s denunciation and the advertisement’s inclusion of Acton’s estranged mother. Further details would be needed to describe the criticism, the advertisement’s full context, or the responses from the people involved.
Story summarized from the original created by JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press on www.wric.com, see more information here.
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