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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

Choose whom to hold accountable.

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Results must back it up.

Governor · 2026

Amy Acton

Democrat

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

2026 election result · media race call

Results rating

Unrated

The term has yet to begin.

Tracked
10
Fulfilled
0
With progress
0
Not achieved
0
Awaiting assessment
10
Announced deadlines and priorities
  • First day in office · Direct the state to join efforts to relieve working families’ medical debt on the first day in office.
  • First day in office · Issue a day-one executive order requiring rapid handling of wage theft cases.

10 of 10 commitments

Child tax credit

Before the term

What they pledged

Pursue a state child tax credit of $1,000 annually for children ages 0–6 and $500 for ages 7–18 in families earning up to $85,000 a year.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Earned income credit

Before the term

What they pledged

Include an earned income credit in her tax plan, designed to benefit up to 775,000 working families.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Ohio Rx

Before the term

What they pledged

Launch Ohio Rx, an online platform using Medicaid’s single pharmacy benefit manager’s purchasing power to lower drug prices.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Health insurance deductibles

Before the term

What they pledged

Require out-of-pocket spending on prescriptions and other health supplies to count toward insurance deductibles.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Medical debt

Before the term

What they pledged

Direct the state to join efforts to relieve working families’ medical debt on the first day in office.

Announced deadline or priority · First day in office

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Wage theft

Before the term

What they pledged

Issue a day-one executive order requiring rapid handling of wage theft cases.

Announced deadline or priority · First day in office

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Energy assistance

Before the term

What they pledged

Expand access to HEAP, PIPP and the home weatherization assistance program.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

SNAP benefit security

Before the term

What they pledged

Modernize SNAP’s EBT system to make benefit theft harder.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Ticket pricing

Before the term

What they pledged

Pursue a rule requiring the first price shown in online ticket sales to be the final price.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Price-gouging reports

Before the term

What they pledged

Create an Ohio hotline for reporting price gouging.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Acton’s affordability plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

The electoral alternative · Vivek Ramaswamy

Campaign proposals for comparing priorities.

  • Phase out the state income tax, beginning with capital gains taxes.

    Ramaswamy’s plan
  • On day one, order a halt to approval of new data-center project announcements until his proposed law takes effect.

    Ramaswamy’s plan
  • Require new data centers to cover nearby households’ electricity costs and contribute to property tax relief.

    Ramaswamy’s plan
02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
Scheduled · · Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Amy Acton · 2026
Declared priorities

Day-one actions on medical debt and wage theft

Acton’s campaign affordability agenda identifies two actions for her first day. Directives and executive orders will show whether she started the work; families’ debt relief and faster wage case handling require separate evidence.

  • First day in office · Direct the state to join efforts to relieve working families’ medical debt on the first day in office.
    Acton’s affordability plan
  • First day in office · Issue a day-one executive order requiring rapid handling of wage theft cases.
    Acton’s affordability plan
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Hilton Columbus Downtown, Columbus

Amy Acton · 2026 · Transcript available

What they said on election night

Acton said she would govern for all Ohioans and urged a return to public service grounded in decency and respect.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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