Politics · United States · 12 hrs ago
Covid Response Still Shapes Ohio Governor’s Race
Ohio voters are choosing a governor in an election where the pandemic remains an issue.
Democrat Amy Acton led Ohio’s early Covid response as director of the state health department under Republican Gov.
Mike DeWine.
Voters have mixed views of her leadership during that period.
Kristin Giger, who voted for Acton and other Democrats, said Acton tried to keep people safe.
Retiree Dennis Shay, who voted Republican, criticized Acton for shutting the state down.
Covid response is still influencing voters more than six years after the pandemic began, but no election result is given.
Covid-19 continues to influence Ohio voters in the governor’s race, more than six years after the pandemic began.
Democratic candidate Amy Acton led Ohio’s early pandemic response as state health director under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
Voters expressed mixed views about Acton’s pandemic leadership.
Kristin Giger, who voted for Acton and other Democrats, said Acton tried to keep people healthy and safe.
Republican voter Dennis Shay criticized Acton for “shutting the place down.”
- Who
- Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, and Ohio voters.
- What
- Acton’s handling of the state’s early Covid-19 response remains an issue in the governor’s race.
- When
- Election day, more than six years after the pandemic began.
- Where
- Ohio.
- Why
- Acton led the state’s early pandemic response, and voters hold differing views of her leadership.
Acton’s supporters
Acton’s critics
Pandemic leadership
Acton’s supporters
Kristin Giger said Acton did a good job trying to keep everyone healthy and safe.
Acton’s critics
Dennis Shay criticized Acton for “shutting the place down” and said she went too far.
The Covid-19 pandemic began.
Amy Acton led Ohio’s response as director of the Department of Health under Gov. Mike DeWine.
Ohio voters went to the polls while Covid-19 continued to influence the governor’s race.
- Democratic candidate
- Amy Acton
- Republican governor
- Mike DeWine
- Acton’s former role
- Director of the Ohio Department of Health
- Supportive voter
- Kristin Giger
- Critical voter
- Dennis Shay
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What people are saying
Acton did a good job trying to keep everyone healthy and safe
shutting the place down
Now, a lot of people did that, but she was going way beyond.