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# Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says An assailant lunged at Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during a Sunday event at the Canfield Fair, her campaign said. The suspect knocked volunteers to the ground and was arrested with multiple weapons, according to the Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman. Acton, the state's former public health director, was not injured, but her campaign said several people were hurt. Gov. DeWine condemned the incident, saying "violence or the threat of violence at political or public events is always unacceptable." Acton faces Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, who said candidates "should be able to meet with voters without having to worry about threats or violence." The episode is the latest in a decade of rising political violence in the U.S. Acton earned national attention leading Ohio's COVID-19 response and later received the JFK Library Foundation's Profile in COVID Courage Award. 🔗 Read more: https://afn.net/ap/united-states/assailant-lunged-at-democratic-candidate-for-ohio-governor-at-fair-campaign-says