With Democrat Tim Ryan on a self-imposed Sept. 30 deadline to decide if he’s going to run for governor, Amy Acton, the lone declared Democrat for the position, is rolling out endorsements.

The endorsements, including some locally, likely won’t impact Ryan’s decision. But it’s an effort to show Acton has support and isn’t going anywhere, even if the former 20-year congressman, who used to represent the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House, enters the gubernatorial race.

It’s no coincidence that the endorsements started coming out right after it was initially reported Aug. 12 that Democrat Sherrod Brown, a former 18-year U.S. senator, planned to run for a seat in the upper chamber. Brown made it official with an Aug. 18 announcement.

Right after the initial reports of Brown running for the S

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