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Amy Acton responds after attack ad featuring her estranged mother airs

politicsOct 21, 202625379

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign confirmed it produced a television attack ad featuring Dr. Amy Acton’s estranged mother and said it will spend 4 million dollars to air the spot. In the ad Acton’s mother calls her a “liar,” a claim Ohio Capital Journal reports is contradicted by court documents that have resurfaced. Acton publicly blamed the Ramaswamy campaign after the ad aired and addressed the renewed attention to family abuse records. Acton’s brother Philip Stearns issued a statement saying their birth mother stayed married to Amy’s rapist after authorities removed Amy and Philip from the household. The ad immediately prompted visible backlash at a Ramaswamy event when an audience member shouted about Acton’s mother and the abuse Acton says she suffered, an episode covered by national outlets. Ramaswamy’s commitment to a multi-million dollar buy means the contested personal material will reach statewide audiences in the coming days, intensifying the campaign confrontation over those family records.

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