Republican Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign released an ad featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother accusing her of lying about her childhood. Acton has spoken publicly about experiencing poverty, homelessness and sexual abuse as a child. Her brother says they were removed from their mother’s custody after their stepfather was indicted for abuse against Acton and their mother stayed with him. Reporting has documented evidence supporting her account, and the ad has drawn criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for using her traumatic childhood against her.