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Posted on 05/05/2026 6:55:16 PM PDT by Red Badger
Biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has clinched the Republican nomination for Ohio governor.
Ramaswamy will face Democrat Dr. Amy Acton, who served as Ohio’s state health director in the early days of COVID-19, in November’s general election.
NBC News shared further:
Ramaswamy, 40, defeated Casey Putsch, a political novice known for his “car guy” videos on YouTube. Putsch’s campaign played out largely through social media missives, some of them targeting Ramaswamy’s Indian American heritage. A third GOP candidate, Heather Hill, was removed from the ballot under a provision in state law after her running mate for lieutenant governor withdrew from the race.
Ramaswamy’s running mate for lieutenant governor is state Senate President Rob McColley. Acton is running with David Pepper, a former Ohio Democratic Party chair and past nominee for state attorney general and auditor.
Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is term-limited.
Polls suggest a potentially close race between Acton and Ramaswamy in a state that has not elected a Democrat as governor in 20 years. DeWine won re-election four years ago over former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley by 25 points — a testament to a unique brand that attracted independent and even some Democratic voters.
“Vivek Ramaswamy is running for Governor of the Great State of Ohio, a place I love and WON BIG, THREE TIMES, in 2016, 2020, and 2024! I know Vivek well, competed against him, and he is something SPECIAL. He is Young, Strong, and Smart! Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our Country. As your next Governor, Vivek will fight tirelessly to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Champion American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our now very Secure Border, SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Strengthen our Military/Veterans, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Advance Election Integrity, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment,” President Trump said on Tuesday.
“Vivek Ramaswamy will be a GREAT Governor of Ohio, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” he added.
“Vivek Ramaswamy will be a GREAT Governor of Ohio,” the Ohio Republican Party stated.
Vice President JD Vance said he voted for Ramaswamy in the Ohio primaries.
WKYC shared more from the Democratic side:
Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton is the lone Democrat on the primary ballot for governor. The 60-year-old was a household name in the state during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming a beloved source of comfort to many viewers of the governor’s daily news conferences. Her position as the face of the DeWine administration’s aggressive stance against the virus also earned Acton many enemies, among them Statehouse Republicans and average Ohioans who opposed pandemic restrictions.
During the crisis, Acton (with the support of DeWine) used the health director’s broad emergency powers to halt the state’s 2020 presidential primary, to temporarily close gyms and fitness centers around the state, and to impose stay-at-home orders as the administration tried to prevent COVID’s spread. After a grueling period of public exposure, angry demonstrations, lawsuits and personal attacks, Acton resigned in June 2020. DeWine sent her off fondly, describing her as a hero in a white coat. She stayed on as his chief health adviser until that August.
After leaving government, Acton joined the Columbus Foundation as a grants director with the title “vice president for Human:Kind.” She later took on a job as director of the city of Columbus’ Project L.O.V.E., an initiative aimed at encouraging early vaccinations in children. She also served as a contributor to 3News during our “Health, Hope & Healing” series in 2023.
Acton has never held elected office, but did explore a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
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I hope that Vicks is the real thing. He wouldn’t be the first smiley and smooth guy to not be the real thing.
Endorsing clowns like this guy is one of Trump's worst flaws.
Vivek cinching the GOP nomination is a surprise. I thought his support had been waning.
So says the TDS troll who is obsessed with calling Pres Trump’s actions “flawed”
Your call center is calling and want you back on the phone.
FU!! I live in Ohio and Vivek has a good chance of winning. You negative a-hole types are a cancer.
6/11/2020, 8:03:38 PM · by Repent and Believe · 13 replies
Life News ^ | DEC 5, 2019 | CHERYL SULLENGER
Call for resignation or removal It is unknown how Gov. DeWine came to the decision to nominate Acton, but if he thought he was getting a Department of Health Director without an abortion agenda, it now appears he was wrong. “Operation Rescue calls on Amy Acton to resign, and if she will not do that, we call on Gov. Mike DeWine to fire her and appoint a new director who will not surreptitiously defy the laws of Ohio and rulings of the courts to keep dangerous abortion facilities open,” said Newman.
5/30/2020, 11:24:17 AM · by CheshireTheCat · 23 replies
Cleveland.com ^ | May 29, 2020 | Jeremy Pelzer
Two new orders were issued Friday by state health director Dr. Amy Acton: one continuing a ban on most mass gatherings through July 1, and the other lifting restrictions on liquor sales to non-Ohio residents in six counties near the Pennsylvania border...The ban contains numerous exceptions, including religious services, free-speech demonstrations, funerals, and weddings (as well as wedding receptions of up to 300 people starting June 1).
4/6/2020, 3:58:59 PM · by Morgana · 6 replies
cleveland.com ^ | April 6, 2020 | Andrew J. Tobias,
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal appeals court in Cincinnati, for now, has declined to get involved with a lawsuit over how abortion providers in Ohio can continue to provide their services amid a public-health order restricting non-essential surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic. A three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday issued an order dismissing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s appeal of a ruling from Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett issued last week. The ruling temporarily blocked Ohio officials from using Health Director Dr. Amy Acton's health order to completely bar women from access to...
12/9/2019, 10:03:31 AM · by Morgana · 7 replies
OPERATION RESCUE ^ | Dec, 3, 2019 | Cheryl Sullenger
Columbus, OH – When Ohio's pro-life Governor Mike DeWine appointed Dr. Amy Acton to serve as Executive Director of the Ohio Department of Health, he may not have realized that, as a registered Democrat, Acton and her whole family worked on Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, and later managed non-profit fundraising grants for Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and the NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Foundation. It was Acton that issued a license to “Women's Med Dayton” – the alter-ego for Women's Med Center of Dayton, an abortion facility owned by the notorious late-term abortionist Martin Haskell. Acton revoked the license for...
12/9/2019, 9:27:58 AM · by Morgana · 4 replies
OPERATION RESCUE ^ | Dec, 9, 2019 | Cheryl Sullenger
Dayton, OH – Operation Rescue is seeking help from pro-life supporters in a public campaign to force the resignation or removal of the current Ohio Department of Health Director, Amy Acton, who has prevented a very dangerous late-term abortion facility from losing its facility license through the use of a duplicitous paperwork loophole. Acton, who was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine in February, licensed the Women's Med Center of Dayton, a late-term abortion facility, under an assumed name to keep it open despite four years of litigation by the state to terminate its abortion license for dishonesty and failure to...
See post 7
That’s who the troll is supporting with his PDJT smears.
Viva, Vivek! Olé!
Just because you don't like hearing the truth doesn't make it any less true. And whether or not I think he's going to win isn't going to change a single vote.
Endorsing clowns like this guy is one of Trump’s worst flaws.
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Oh my you went there! The Type 2 TDS horde here on FR is gathering firewood for you unbelievers. You have profaned the sacred.
If Vivek loses give credit to Ohio voters for exposing him as a fraud. The good news is that the damage will be at the state level, not the national level where a smooth talker can get elected and do big-time damage.
If he wins he’ll have 6-8 years to prove his POTUS bonafides. That would be good as our bench will demoralize the left even more than they are now.
“ I thought his support had been waning.”
Lot of people that. But X isn’t a sample of the real world. The X algorithm prioritizes engagement. Or ‘enragement’. In the the real world he swept every single county and won the popular vote by a landslide.
The more Chin posts, the more his credibility drops.
Too bad, he’s a sleazy conman
He is.
This is going to be a disaster. Ramaswamy plagiarizing Obama is worse than Biden’s plagiarism. He’s going to get eaten alive:
https://x.com/CaseyPutschOhio/status/2036568631530664215?s=20
Ramaswamy demeans Jesus and says he is just one of many ways to heaven, not the only way.
“Jesus is a son of god, but Jesus is not the son of god. Jesus is a way to heaven, but not the way to heaven.”
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