Ohio GOP Reminds Warren Co Fairgoers

For Immediate Release

As the Warren County Fair Opens, Ohio GOP Reminds Voters: Amy Acton Shut Down Our Fairs

Warren County, Ohio — July 20, 2026

WARREN COUNTY, OHIO — As the Warren County Fair opens this week in Lebanon, the Ohio Republican Party is reminding Warren County voters that Democrat gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton quit her job rather than sign the order to let Ohio's county fairs reopen. In her own recorded words, Acton has called the order to reopen the fairs “the final straw” that led to her resignation.

“And this one order in particular was the final straw for me. It was to open the fairs.” — Amy Acton

The Amy Acton cutout that will appear at the Warren County Fair and at fairs across Ohio.

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou had this to say about the effort:

“Amy Acton quit on Ohio rather than let families go to the county fair, and she has never had to answer for it. This summer, she will. At the Warren County Fair and in every corner of the state, our team and Republican leaders will be at the fairs Amy Acton tried to shut down. We will remind voters that when Republicans fought back against her wanting to shut down the fairs, she quit.” — Chairman Alex Triantafilou, Ohio Republican Party

State Representative Adam Mathews echoed that message:

“The Warren County Fair has been part of Lebanon for generations. Amy Acton fought to keep Ohio's fairs closed, and when the order to reopen them reached her desk, she quit rather than sign it. Our families deserve leaders who show up for them, not ones who walk away.” — State Representative Adam Mathews, Ohio House District 56

Warren County Republican Party Chairman Rev. Christian Mays said the message hits close to home:

“Here in Warren County, the fair is who we are. Amy Acton would have shut it down, and she walked off the job rather than let it open. Our team will be at the fairgrounds all week reminding our neighbors exactly what she did.” — Rev. Christian Mays, Chairman, Warren County Republican Party

Over the next twelve weeks, the Ohio Republican Party will be on the ground in all 88 counties. At every fair, Team Vivek will have a life-size cutout of Amy Acton and her shutdown of Ohio's fairs, along with party volunteers handing out campaign literature.

About the Program

The Ohio Republican Party's 2026 fair-season effort runs this summer. Through life-size Acton cutouts at fairs across Ohio, on-the-ground presence from Republican leaders, and direct outreach to fairgoers, the program will keep one message in front of voters all summer: Amy Acton shut down our fairs.

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