Ex-health official running for Ohio governor missed COVID meetings: Staff

Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, was emotionally volatile and sometimes absent at daily strategizing sessions during the pandemic while serving as the state’s top health official responsible for leading Ohio’s COVID-19 response, according to sources who worked with her in the state government.

Ex-health official running for Ohio governor missed COVID meetings: Staff

TL;DR

  • Dr. Amy Acton, Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, is accused of emotional volatility.
  • Sources claim Acton was sometimes absent from daily strategizing sessions.
  • These sessions occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic when she led Ohio's health response.
  • The allegations come from sources who worked with her in state government.