MAGA candidate for Ohio Governor Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign put out a scathing ad that denied his opponent Amy Acton was ever abused by her stepfather. The ad has backfired because there is plentiful documentation proving that Acton and her brother were removed from the home and her stepfather charged with rape. The mother then fled with the abuser to another state so he could avoid conviction. This poster laid out the documentation that proves Acton’s mother was lying.
Facts Matter.
Court dockets exist.
They skipped town after they posted $2,000 bail and a warrant was out for the stepfather’s arrest.
Spoiler: Cledith Arthur was a known pedophile, and Donna Sterns-Arthur stayed with him anyway.
Amy Acton and her mother have been estranged since 1978.
Watch the video with the documentation.
Vice President JD Vance doubled down on the issue, claiming that Vivek was simply “telling it like it is” when the ad is a LIE. Watch.
JD Vance: "Now the media and the Democrats in the state of Ohio are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar" https://t.co/iWKrOKclmW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 21, 2026
And not for nothing, here is Donna Arthur’s criminal record.
Court records: Amy Acton’s Mom who is accusing her of lying has been charged:
Donna Hollopeter Arthur Age 82 (OH, PA)
6 times for theft by deception (’95, & ’97)
6 times for bad checks. (’95 & ’96)
8 times for animal abuse (’21 & ’22)
1 time for receiving stolen property (’95)
4 traffic violations (06, ’08, ’19)
She filed for bankruptcy in 2011.
She has 25 addresses between 1986 and 2026 & 5 before 1986.
It is no wonder Ramaswamy dismisses the rape allegations against Amy’s stepfather back when she was just 12 years old.