Ohio’s Covid Czar Hopes to Be the State’s Democratic Governor

February 19, 2026 at 05:02AM

Ohio’s Covid Czar Hopes to Be the State’s Democratic Governor

Amy Acton, Ohio’s former COVID-19 czar, seeks to become the state’s governor as a Democrat in a red-leaning state, leveraging bipartisan credibility from her pandemic leadership while facing polarized reactions to her pandemic decisions.