Politics● LowOct 22 · Oct 22, 2026, 4:40 PM
'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged mother
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Her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy is airing the ad featuring her mother, whose husband was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.
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