俄亥俄州民主党州长候选人艾米·艾克顿的竞选活动谴责了共和党对手维维克·拉马斯瓦米支持的一则政治广告，该广告由艾克顿已断绝关系的母亲出演123。广告中，艾克顿的母亲唐娜·亚瑟对其女儿进行了人身攻击，声称"她说她在帐篷里长大。这都不是真的。她一辈子都在撒谎"3。拉马斯瓦米竞选发言人康妮·勒克回应称，"艾米·艾克顿是个连环撒谎者，在对真相方面存在严重问题"3。
艾克顿的兄弟菲利普·斯蒂恩斯随后发表声明，抨击拉马斯瓦米利用他们"疏远且具有虐待性"的母亲进行攻击12。斯蒂恩斯在声明中揭示了更深层的家庭背景，表示"在他被逮捕后，艾米和我被从他们的监护下移除，我们的生母仍然与艾米的强奸犯结婚，直到他去世"3。
这则广告引发了更广泛的政治反响。民主党全国州长协会发表声明谴责道，"通过这次令人厌恶的攻击和持续的诽谤竞选，维维克·拉马斯瓦米表明了为了实现自己的野心他愿意不择手段的程度"3。俄亥俄州辛辛那提地区众议员格雷格·兰德曼也称其为"我在政治中见过的最令人厌恶的事情之一"3。艾克顿曾在2019年至2020年间领导俄亥俄州卫生部门，监督该州对新冠疫情的初期应对3。
Amy Acton's campaign has denounced a political advertisement backed by Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy that features a woman claiming to be Acton's estranged mother calling her a "liar."12 In the ad, the woman—identified as Donna Arthur—alleges that Acton falsely claims to have grown up in a tent, stating, "She said she grew up in a tent. That's not true. She's been a liar her whole life."3
Acton's brother, Philip Stiens, issued a statement condemning Ramaswamy's use of their estranged mother for the attack.12 Stiens revealed troubling family circumstances, explaining that after their mother's husband was arrested, he and Acton were removed from his custody, yet "our biological mother remained married to Amy's rapist until he died."3 The Democratic Governors Association criticized the campaign tactic as abhorrent, with a statement declaring, "Through this disgusting attack and a campaign of continued character assassination, Vivek Ramaswamy has shown the lengths he will go to in pursuit of his own ambition."3
Ramaswamy's campaign responded with harsh characterizations of Acton, with spokeswoman Connie Leyrick stating, "Amy Acton is a serial liar with serious credibility issues."3 Ohio State Representative Greg Landsman from Cincinnati called the ad "one of the most disgusting things I've seen in politics."3 Acton previously led Ohio's Department of Health from 2019 to 2020, overseeing the state's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.3
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