Federal

U.S. Representative, 15th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

All of Fayette, Highland, Madison and Pickaway counties; southern and western Franklin County (about 38% of Columbus and Brown, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Madison, Norwich, Pleasant, Prairie and Washington townships); southern Clark County (Green, Harmony and Madison townships, most of Mad River and part of Bethel Township); and northern and eastern Miami County (Piqua, the Miami County part of Huber Heights, and Bethel, Brown, Elizabeth, Lostcreek, Newberry, Newton, Springcreek and Washington townships and most of Staunton Township).

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Don Leonard

Democratic

University professor

The gist

Supports affordable health insurance for all Americans.
Supports lowering child care costs.
Opposes Ohio's Senate Bill 1 higher-education law.
Opposes the Trump administration's tariffs.
Pledges to hold town halls with constituents.

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Supports affordable health insurance for all Americans.
Don Leonard for US Congress
Campaign website · Don Leonard campaign · donforohio.com
“All Americans deserve quality insurance they can afford to use.”
Supports lowering child care costs.
Don Leonard for US Congress
Campaign website · Don Leonard campaign · donforohio.com
“Great care for our little ones shouldn’t cost a second mortgage.”
Opposes Ohio's Senate Bill 1 higher-education law.
Meet Don — Don Leonard for US Congress
Campaign website · Don Leonard campaign · donforohio.com
“Ohio lawmakers were attacking free thought on campus through the passage of Senate Bill 1.”
Opposes the Trump administration's tariffs.
Meet Don — Don Leonard for US Congress
Campaign website · Don Leonard campaign · donforohio.com
“Trump’s sloppy tariff war was threatening to drive up prices”
Pledges to hold town halls with constituents.
Meet Don — Don Leonard for US Congress
Campaign website · Don Leonard campaign · donforohio.com
“I will show up for town halls even when the conversations get tough.”

Brennan Barrington

Libertarian

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No documented position found.

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Mike Carey

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative · Columbus

The gist

Voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts law.
Voted for the Laken Riley Act and HALT Fentanyl Act.
Co-led passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.
Voted for Medicaid work requirements.
Voted to codify DOGE spending cuts.
Introduced Veterans HSA Access Act for disabled veterans.
Supports making serious assaults on police a federal crime.

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Voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts law.
Priorities | Mike Carey for Congress
Campaign website · Carey for Congress · careyforcongress.com
“to author and pass the Working Families Tax Cuts”
Voted for the Laken Riley Act and HALT Fentanyl Act.
Priorities | Mike Carey for Congress
Campaign website · Carey for Congress · careyforcongress.com
“In 2025, Congressman Carey voted to pass the Laken Riley Act … Congressman Carey also voted to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act”
Co-led passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.
Priorities | Mike Carey for Congress
Campaign website · Carey for Congress · careyforcongress.com
“helping lead the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act in 2025”
Voted for Medicaid work requirements.
Priorities | Mike Carey for Congress
Campaign website · Carey for Congress · careyforcongress.com
“Congressman Carey also voted to enact commonsense work requirements for Medicaid”
Voted to codify DOGE spending cuts.
Priorities | Mike Carey for Congress
Campaign website · Carey for Congress · careyforcongress.com
“Congressman Carey voted to codify the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts”
Introduced Veterans HSA Access Act for disabled veterans.
Priorities | Mike Carey for Congress
Campaign website · Carey for Congress · careyforcongress.com
“Mike introduced this bipartisan legislation to allow disabled veterans who were injured in non-service related incidents to continue contributing”
Supports making serious assaults on police a federal crime.
Priorities | Mike Carey for Congress
Campaign website · Carey for Congress · careyforcongress.com
“making it a federal crime to knowingly cause or attempt to cause serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer”

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