Office & Ties

Ohio · U.S. House

Don Leonard

U.S. House · Democratic

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Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Flipped OH-15: defeated incumbent Rep. Carey 149,287 (51.9%) to 130,225 (45.3%); AP/NBC projected winner. Outside groups spent ~$2.45M against vs ~$2.58M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $1.33M, 95.6% from individuals

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
149,287 (51.9%)
Opponent
Mike Carey (R, incumbent) · 130,225 (45.3%)
Previous officeholder
Mike Carey (R), incumbent

Money reported in the file

Raised
$1,329,844
Cash on hand
$97,707 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
95.6%
PAC share
4.4%
Self loans or contributions
$11,920
Outside spending for
$2,581,537
Outside spending against
$2,445,540
Committee
C00913491
Coverage note
FEC itemized 2025-04-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 60 reported ties and 5 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (65)

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Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Don Leonard → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $149,287 2026-11-03 Reported Don Leonard → U.S. House, OH-15 News report
general-election opponent (defeated) $130,225 2026-11-03 Reported Don Leonard → Mike Carey News report
principal campaign committee — — Reported Mike Carey → Mike Carey for Congress (C00779603) Public filing
loan of candidate personal funds $10,000 — Reported Don Leonard → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
candidate contributions (line 11d) $1,920 2026 Reported Don Leonard → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $168,323 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Don Leonard Victory Fund (C00958652) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $4,615 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Impossible To Inevitable (C00944645) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
party committee contribution (line 11b) $500 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Miami County Democratic Party → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
party committee contribution (line 11b) $350 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Fayette County Democratic Party → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 2 item(s) $8,500 20260315..20260627 Reported Building Better Communities () → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261014..20261014 Reported NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261013..20261013 Reported United Steelworkers Political Action Fund (C00003590) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported Midwest Values PAC (C00416131) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club (C00002766) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $3,500 20261013..20261013 Reported Fight Fascism (Ff) (C00946533) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261006..20261006 Reported Smart Td PAC (C00001636) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260826..20260826 Reported Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260810..20260810 Reported Pete Aguilar for Congress (C00510461) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260826..20260826 Reported Dc Statehood PAC (C00800227) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260901..20260901 Reported Friends of Beth Liston () → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Reproductive Freedom for All PAC (C00079541) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260630..20260630 Reported Miller for America (C00856823) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260228..20260228 Reported Barrier To Entry PAC (C00764217) → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $500 20260326..20260326 Reported Friends of Cynthia Vermillion () → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $250 20260923..20260923 Reported Neighbors for Christopher Wyche () → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $250 20260730..20260730 Reported Womens' Issues Network () → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $250 20260831..20260831 Reported Yay for Burriss () → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $250 20260629..20260629 Reported O'shaughnessy Committee () → Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $1,653,250 2026-10-14..2026-10-28 Reported Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. (C00960443) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $1,540,137 2026-09-15..2026-10-30 Reported Your Community PAC (C00886614) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $645,254 2026-09-04..2026-10-30 Reported CFFE PAC (C00744920) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) $321,869 .. Reported Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. (C00540203) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $229,230 2026-10-06..2026-10-20 Reported American Priorities (Ap) (C00932723) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $198,349 2026-09-16..2026-10-24 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $140,529 2026-10-11..2026-11-03 Reported Buckeye Prosperity PAC (C00903559) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $108,389 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 Reported AB PAC (C00492140) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $80,000 2026-10-28..2026-10-28 Reported First Principles Digital (C00894428) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $34,557 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 Reported Maga Inc. (C00892471) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $16,986 2026-10-20..2026-10-20 Reported Save American Freedom (C00819508) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $11,547 2026-10-02..2026-11-03 Reported Science Victory Fund (C00959502) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $9,391 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 Reported Building Together (C00955138) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $8,961 2026-10-21..2026-10-28 Reported Hmp (C00495028) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $8,071 2026-09-04..2026-10-31 Reported Ohio Citizen Action (C90021726) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $6,690 2026-10-26..2026-11-02 Reported Neighbor Voices PAC (C00930321) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $5,114 2026-09-16..2026-10-22 Reported Indivisible Action (C00678839) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $4,458 .. Reported Unity & Justice Fund (C00881011) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $2,490 2026-10-28..2026-10-28 Reported Stand Up for Ohio (Ohio Organizing Campaign) (C90022476) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $1,795 .. Reported Field Team 6, Inc. (C00909994) → Don Leonard Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $10.00 2026-10-08..2026-10-08 Reported Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) → Don Leonard Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $363,588 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) → Buying Time LLC Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $143,284 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) → Sway Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $133,300 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) → Ohio Democratic Party Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $102,144 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) → Moore Campaigns Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $100,278 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) → Kinetic Strategies LLC Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $35,350 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 Reported Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) → Hart Research Associates Public filing
6 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $16,000 $16,000 2025-26 Inferred Don Leonard → Kristina Knickerbocker Public filing
5 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $15,000 $15,000 2025-26 Inferred Don Leonard → Bob Harvie Public filing
3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $9,000 $9,000 2025-26 Inferred Don Leonard → Chris Rabb Public filing
9 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $28,500 $28,500 2025-26 Inferred Don Leonard → Bob Brooks Public filing
0 PAC donor(s) in common with opponent (2025-26) $0 2025-26 Inferred Don Leonard → Mike Carey Public filing
general-election opponent, incumbent (130,225 votes) $130,225 2026-11-03 Reported Mike Carey → Don Leonard News report
general-election Libertarian opponent (~2.8% of 287,647) $8,135 2026-11-03 Reported Brennan Barrington → Don Leonard News report
Democratic primary opponent (Miller later withdrew after his own arrest) — 2026-05 Reported Adam Miller → Don Leonard News report

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