In a WSYX ABC 6 sit-down on the 2026 Ohio governor's race, Amy Acton is asked about an ad in which her mother calls her a liar. Acton says she was removed from her mother's custody at 12 after extreme abuse and neglect dating back to age three. She says she testified before a grand jury, that her mother and stepfather were arrested while living in a tent, and that "all of that is record."
The receipt
- Who
- Amy Acton
- Where
- interview - WSYX ABC 6, Ohio governor's race sit-down with Mike McCarthy
- Original footage
- WSYX ABC 6 · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 53 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 1 on Instagram
Read the transcript
She is your mother, correct? That's not that's not something you disagree with. Okay the ad makes bold claims. Yeah. She calls you a liar. Yeah. Are you a liar? No, I've never lied. A matter of fact I've been famously reported on for telling the brutal honesty including during COVID. I'm known for putting hard cards on the table. I find that that gives you the best sense of how to move through the world during hard times and I learned it as a kid. I was removed from my mother's custody at the age of 12. My brother was nine. Extreme abuse and neglect that had been going on since I was three years old. I was a frequent flyer in children's services. I testified before a grand jury. My mother and my stepfather were arrested living in a tent and all of that is record.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.