For those who missed my last newsletter, I’m honored to join Amy Acton (as her Lieutenant Governor candidate) in our quest to turn Ohio around after too many years of corruption and failed policy—too often shouldered by everyday Ohioans in poor outcomes and higher costs.
And we started exactly where we needed to—listening to people about the real (and growing) challenges they face:
Amy and I also had our own conversation about how the ticket came together, a little more about both of our backgrounds, some friendly rivalry about who brags more about Ohio (me!), and some of the big issues we want to take on.
You can watch our full conversation above (I think you’ll learn a lot about us both), and here’s one clip below:
The coverage of our announcement was wonderful (I include a number of those articles below), as was the response across the state. Thanks to so many of you who reached out to congratulate and pitch in!
Your Support…
In the meantime, I would love to ask all of you who responded so enthusiastically to consider supporting this critical campaign. (Which is tied!)
First, of course, by contributing. We need every dollar possible to compete with a self-funder. You can contribute HERE.
Related to that, anyone here who is interested in hosting a fundraising event of some sort for the campaign, can email me at dap@actonforgovernor.com.
Third, by signing up to pitch in in other ways. You can do that HERE.
Last but not least, we have some awesome (updated) merchandise that folks seem excited:
You can do your shopping HERE.
MEDIA ROUND-UP…
Here’s a sampling of the coverage of our announcement:
Amy Acton, David Pepper pitch Democratic ticket as change Ohio needs
Amy Acton chooses former Ohio Democratic Party leader David Pepper as running mate
Amy Acton picks David Pepper as her running mate in Ohio governor race
Amy Acton picks former party chair as running mate in Ohio’s governor race
Acton announces running mate in Ohio governor’s race, hours after Ramaswamy confirms his
Amy Acton names running mate in Ohio gubernatorial race
https://www.nbc4i.com/video/amy-acton-names-running-mate-in-ohio-gubernatorial-race/11405105/
Ramaswamy, Acton pick running mates in Ohio governor race
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5676722-ramaswamy-acton-running-mates-ohio-governor-race/
Cincinnati Native Chosen as Amy Acton’s Running Mate for 2026 Governor’s Race
Amy Acton selects David Pepper as running mate
Ramaswamy and Acton name their running mates
https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/local-news/2026/01/ramaswamy-and-acton-name-their-running-mates/
Amy Acton chooses former Ohio Democratic Party leader David Pepper as running mate
Paid for by Ohioans for Amy Acton
