Mike Carey
Republican US representative for Ohio's 15th District since 2021; former coal lobbyist.
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US Midterms 2026Background
Mike Carey has represented Ohio's 15th District in the US House since winning a 2021 special election. On 16 October 2026 Cook Political Report moved his seat from Likely to Lean Republican, one of three Ohio House changes that day, all towards Democrats.
Before entering Congress, Carey worked as a lobbyist for the coal industry.
Ohio is also holding a special Senate election, where outside groups filed $44.1m of independent expenditures in one late-September week. Cook had moved Ohio's 1st District, held by Democrat Greg Landsman, to Lean Democrat in April.
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