Don Leonard
U.S. House · OH-15 · U.S. House
FlipFlipped 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
2026-11-03. Votes 149,287 (51.9%). Opponent: Mike Carey (R, incumbent). Previous officeholder: Mike Carey (R), incumbent. Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $1,329,844. Cash on hand $97,707 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $2,581,537; against $2,445,540.
FEC itemized 2025-04-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02
Documented ties (65)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Don Leonard | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) | $149,287 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Don Leonard | U.S. House, OH-15 |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | $130,225 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Don Leonard | Mike Carey (Campaign site) |
| principal campaign committee | — | — | Reported | Mike Carey (Campaign site) | Mike Carey for Congress (C00779603) (Campaign site) |
| loan of candidate personal funds | $10,000 | — | Reported | Don Leonard | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| candidate contributions (line 11d) | $1,920 | 2026 | Reported | Don Leonard | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| party committee contribution (line 11b) | $500 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Miami County Democratic Party (Party site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| party committee contribution (line 11b) | $350 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Fayette County Democratic Party | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261013..20261013 | Reported | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund (C00003590) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | Midwest Values PAC (C00416131) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club (C00002766) (Organization site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $3,500 | 20261013..20261013 | Reported | Fight Fascism (Ff) (C00946533) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20261006..20261006 | Reported | Smart Td PAC (C00001636) (Organization site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260826..20260826 | Reported | Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260810..20260810 | Reported | Pete Aguilar for Congress (C00510461) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260826..20260826 | Reported | Dc Statehood PAC (C00800227) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260901..20260901 | Reported | Friends of Beth Liston () (Campaign site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Reproductive Freedom for All PAC (C00079541) (Organization site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260630..20260630 | Reported | Miller for America (C00856823) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260228..20260228 | Reported | Barrier To Entry PAC (C00764217) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $250 | 20260730..20260730 | Reported | Womens' Issues Network () | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $250 | 20260831..20260831 | Reported | Yay for Burriss () | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $250 | 20260629..20260629 | Reported | O'shaughnessy Committee () | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $1,653,250 | 2026-10-14..2026-10-28 | Reported | Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. (C00960443) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| 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 |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $645,254 | 2026-09-04..2026-10-30 | Reported | CFFE PAC (C00744920) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) | $321,869 | .. | Reported | Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. (C00540203) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $229,230 | 2026-10-06..2026-10-20 | Reported | American Priorities (Ap) (C00932723) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $198,349 | 2026-09-16..2026-10-24 | Reported | No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $140,529 | 2026-10-11..2026-11-03 | Reported | Buckeye Prosperity PAC (C00903559) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $108,389 | 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 | Reported | AB PAC (C00492140) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $80,000 | 2026-10-28..2026-10-28 | Reported | First Principles Digital (C00894428) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $34,557 | 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 | Reported | Maga Inc. (C00892471) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $16,986 | 2026-10-20..2026-10-20 | Reported | Save American Freedom (C00819508) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $11,547 | 2026-10-02..2026-11-03 | Reported | Science Victory Fund (C00959502) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $9,391 | 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 | Reported | Building Together (C00955138) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $8,961 | 2026-10-21..2026-10-28 | Reported | Hmp (C00495028) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $8,071 | 2026-09-04..2026-10-31 | Reported | Ohio Citizen Action (C90021726) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $6,690 | 2026-10-26..2026-11-02 | Reported | Neighbor Voices PAC (C00930321) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $5,114 | 2026-09-16..2026-10-22 | Reported | Indivisible Action (C00678839) (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $4,458 | .. | Reported | Unity & Justice Fund (C00881011) | Don Leonard |
| 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 |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $1,795 | .. | Reported | Field Team 6, Inc. (C00909994) | Don Leonard |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $10.00 | 2026-10-08..2026-10-08 | Reported | Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) (Organization site) | Don Leonard |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $363,588 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) | Buying Time LLC |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $143,284 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) | Sway |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $133,300 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) | Ohio Democratic Party (Party site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $102,144 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) | Moore Campaigns |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $100,278 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) | Kinetic Strategies LLC (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $35,350 | 2025-04-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Don Leonard for Congress (C00913491) (Campaign site) | Hart Research Associates (Organization site) |
| 6 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $16,000 | $16,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Don Leonard | Kristina Knickerbocker |
| 5 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Don Leonard | Bob Harvie |
| 3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $9,000 | $9,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Don Leonard | Chris Rabb |
| 9 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Don Leonard $28,500 | $28,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Don Leonard | Bob Brooks |
| 0 PAC donor(s) in common with opponent (2025-26) | $0 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Don Leonard | Mike Carey (Campaign site) |
| general-election opponent, incumbent (130,225 votes) | $130,225 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Mike Carey (Campaign site) | Don Leonard |
| general-election Libertarian opponent (~2.8% of 287,647) | $8,135 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Brennan Barrington | Don Leonard |
| Democratic primary opponent (Miller later withdrew after his own arrest) | — | 2026-05 | Reported | Adam Miller | Don Leonard |
Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/leonard/Leonard_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).