Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Mike Carey

Official portrait of Mike Carey
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Ohio’s 15th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Columbus, OH
Born
1971
In Congress
House since 2021 · 4 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
CAREY, MIKE
Next election
Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the current district highlighted

Ohio, District 15

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Ohio District 15IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2OH15228 · Principal campaign committee: CAREY FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Ohio District 15$4,184,981.49General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Ohio District 15$2,699,201.24Won the general election
2021–2022U.S. House · Ohio District 15$2,363,798.92Won the general election (56.96%)
Total raised$4,184,981.49
Total spent$3,975,932.73
Cash on hand$370,343.07
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $1,219,541.76PACs and other committees: $2,192,850.00Party committees: $3,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $767,588.04Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,001.69
  • Individual contributions$1,219,541.7629%
  • PACs and other committees$2,192,850.0052%
  • Party committees$3,000.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$767,588.0418%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,001.690%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$118,314.407%
  • Contributions over $200$1,618,943.7893%
  • Itemized from inside Ohio$764,686.4647%
  • Itemized from other states$865,390.1253%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $106,100.11 · Pennsylvania $67,415.00 · California $65,925.29 · Florida $61,924.12 · District of Columbia $59,191.12. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2.1M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $487,523.21APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $155,899.26JULY QUARTERLY: raised $788,327.42JULY QUARTERLY: spent $210,143.80OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $440,779.55OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $168,792.19YEAR-END: raised $397,729.12YEAR-END: spent $183,644.91APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $395,195.92APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $409,418.40PRE-PRIMARY: raised $57,758.79PRE-PRIMARY: spent $78,709.99JULY QUARTERLY: raised $732,364.49JULY QUARTERLY: spent $197,651.60OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $703,282.10OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,132,326.812025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea518
Voted nay149
Did not vote7 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored34
Sponsored that became law1
Cosponsored255

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10812 Armenian American Cultural Heritage Act
    Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Latest action Oct 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • H.R. 10813 Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Certainty Act
    Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Latest action Oct 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 10650 American Glove Act of 2026
    Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 9840 S Corporation Modernization Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 9841 ACCESS Act
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 9839 STRONG Kids Act
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by …
  • H.R. 9573 Housing Opportunities and Preservation Enhancement Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Latest action Jul 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 9424 Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 9398 Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Certainty Act
    Introduced Jun 23, 2026 · Latest action Jun 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 9383 Small Business and Consumer Credit Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 22, 2026 · Latest action Jun 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

502 committees reported giving $1,810,711.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Mike Carey$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Mike Carey$173,469.89

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 15, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Mike Carey (R)$4,184,981.49$370,343.072026-10-14
Don Ralph Leonard (D)$1,329,843.67$97,706.712026-10-14
Adam Clay Miller (D)$907,014.93$92.672026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLean ROctober 16, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely ROctober 1, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RSeptember 29, 2026
  • The EconomistLean RApril 24, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Hart Research (D)October 9–12, 2026503 (LV)–Mike Carey 45% · Don Leonard 48%
Hart Research (D)September 22–24, 2026500 (LV)–Mike Carey 45% · Don Leonard 46%
Hart Research (D)August 6–9, 2026401 (LV)± 4.9%Mike Carey 41% · Don Leonard 37% · Brennan Barrington 10%
Hart Research (D)June 23–25, 2026550 (LV)–Mike Carey 45% · Don Leonard 40% · Brennan Barrington 3%
Hart Research (D)June 23–25, 2026550 (LV)–Generic Republican 44% · Generic Democrat 47%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CAREY FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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