The midterms energized a powerful political constituency: abuse survivors
Summary
The article describes survivors of sexual and gender-based violence organizing as a political constituency and pressing lawmakers for policy changes. It says attacks and allegations tied to several campaigns became election issues, while Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton won despite an ad targeting her account of childhood abuse.Key Facts
- Vivek Ramaswamy spent $4 million airing an ad that challenged Amy Acton's account of childhood abuse; court records supported Acton's account, according to the article.
- Acton, a Democrat, won Ohio's gubernatorial race by 8 points.
- Leanna Rocheleau became an Ohio Statehouse activist after encountering obstacles when she reported an alleged assault by a massage therapist.
- The state medical board suspended the massage therapist for six months, and the statute of limitations had expired before Rocheleau could pursue a civil lawsuit, the article says.
- Chris Graham, a childhood sexual abuse survivor, organizes survivors and helps them engage with lawmakers in Ohio.
- Sheerine Alemzadeh of Healing to Action described survivors as a political constituency.
- The article reports that U.S. Rep. Max Miller lost a seat Republicans had held since World War II amid spousal-abuse allegations, and that Democrat Jimmy Gomez lost to a challenger during a House misconduct investigation.
- The article says survivors of Jeffrey Epstein traveled around the country calling for action.
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