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      "quote": "bring reform to our corrupt school voucher system",
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      "date": "2026-08-24",
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      "notes": "Ruling 3 of the coordinator's 2026-09-19 message: a paraphrase position ships only with a source URL that states the position. The wording is the research archive's summary of the platform, not the candidate's words, and the page prints it as a paraphrase with the link.",
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      "quote": "An affordability agenda: a \"working families tax cut\", an \"Ohio Rx\" state prescription-drug purchasing platform to lower drug prices, and a day-one push to forgive medical debt \"for pennies on the dollar\".",
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        "https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/ohio-democratic-governor-candidate-amy-acton-makes-pitch-for-addressing-health-care-costs/"
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      "quote": "Require state contractors that spend on political campaigns to disclose their donors, require companies bidding on state contracts to disclose ownership and political contributions, and create a public database of state-contract bidders.",
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      "venue": "Campaign platform, reported by the Ohio Capital Journal and WOSU"
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      "quote": "Protect access to abortion, contraception, fertility treatment and miscarriage care.",
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      "date": "2026",
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      "quote": "Reinstate the energy-efficiency standards rolled back by House Bill 6, back a diverse energy mix and clean-energy and biofuel investment, and restore Great Lakes and H2Ohio conservation funding.",
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          "by": "John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, naming her one of seven recipients of a 2021 COVID Courage Profile in Courage Award",
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          "said": "Dishonest, Reckless, and Unfit: Amy Acton's COVID Record Follows Her Into the Governor's Race",
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