Ohio U.S. House District 15

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Super PACAll of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$322K against Don Ralph Leonard
• HMPHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$173K against Mike Carey
• OHIO CITIZEN ACTIONFiler that is not a political committeeAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$4,956 for Don Ralph Leonard
• UNITY & JUSTICE FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$4,456 for Don Ralph Leonard
• INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$1,800 for Don Ralph Leonard
• FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Super PAC99% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$1,793 for Don Ralph Leonard

Each campaign.

• Mike CareyFEC filing: Mike Carey · H2OH15228 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Mike Carey

  In the U.S. House (OH-15) since 2021 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Administration, Budget, Ways and Means · 3 subcommittees
  • 503 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2OH15228) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $3.4M

  Spent

  $4.0M

  Cash on hand

  $370K

  • Individuals 36% $1.2M
  • PACs & other committees 64% $2.2M
  • Party committees <0.1% $3,000
  • Other receipts <0.1% $2,001

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $768K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $173K opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. HMPHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $173K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)Trade association PAC · National Association Of Home Builders $10K
  2. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMTrade association PAC · National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors $10K

  Where the money went $1.4M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.4M of the $4.0M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 21% $284K
  • Consultants & strategy 22% $296K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 40% $546K
  • Polling, research & data 1% $16K
  • Travel, meals & events 6% $81K
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $47K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $50K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.6% $7,851
  • Other or unclassified 2% $29K

  Largest payees

  1. GRAND VALLEY CONSULTING, LLC $367K
  2. STRATEGIC MEDIA PLACEMENT $209K
  3. LEAD RIGHT CONSULTING, LLC $135K
  4. CLAYTON HENSON CONSULTING, LLC $90K
  5. THE STRATEGY GROUP $51K

  Paid to individuals: $145K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (851 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Don Ralph LeonardFEC filing: Don Ralph Leonard · H6OH15112 ↗

  Raised

  $1.2M

  Spent

  $1.2M

  Cash on hand

  $98K

  Debts

  $5,000

  • Individuals 95% $1.1M
  • PACs & other committees 4% $50K
  • Party committees <0.1% $878
  • Candidate's own money & loans 1% $12K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $173K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $13K supporting · $322K opposing ($330K of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. OHIO CITIZEN ACTIONFiler that is not a political committeeAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $4,956
  2. UNITY & JUSTICE FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $4,456
  3. INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $1,800

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Super PACAll of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $322K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. BARRIER TO ENTRY PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $1,000
  2. MILLER FOR AMERICACandidate committee $1,000

  Where the money went $350K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $350K of the $1.2M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 56% $197K
  • Consultants & strategy 15% $53K
  • Staff & payroll 1% $4,333
  • Fundraising & processing fees 7% $23K
  • Polling, research & data 6% $20K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $8,208
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $29K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $11K
  • Other or unclassified 1% $4,478

  Largest payees

  1. MOORE CAMPAIGNS $84K
  2. BUYING TIME LLC $41K
  3. SWAY $23K
  4. BUYING TIME $20K
  5. ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $20K

  Paid to individuals: $48K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (234 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Adam Clay MillerFEC filing: Adam Clay Miller · H4OH15083 ↗

  Raised

  $907K

  Spent

  $911K

  Cash on hand

  $93

  Debts

  $93K

  • Individuals 73% $659K
  • PACs & other committees 7% $63K
  • Party committees <0.1% $500
  • Candidate's own money & loans 20% $185K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $149

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SD PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
  3. UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDUnion PAC · United Steelworkers $5,000

  Where the money went $765K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $765K of the $911K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 47% $360K
  • Consultants & strategy 34% $259K
  • Staff & payroll 3% $24K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 13% $97K
  • Travel, meals & events <0.1% $87
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.2% $1,517
  • Legal & compliance 2% $17K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $250
  • Other or unclassified 0.8% $6,280

  Largest payees

  1. TECHNICOLOR $184K
  2. C2G STRATEGIES LLC $78K
  3. RIPPLE EFFECT STRATEGIES LLC $65K
  4. MISSION CONTROL, INC $56K
  5. BERGER HIRSCHBERG STRATEGIES $53K

  Paid to individuals: $36K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Feb 5, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (168 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Samuel RonanFEC filing: Samuel Ronan · H6OH01088 ↗

  Raised

  $0

  Spent

  $1,000

  Cash on hand

  $-9,857

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Brennan Barrington.