- See Mike Carey's sponsored bills →Mike CareyRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$4.0M raised
- Don LeonardDemocratic✓ Verified$1.1M raised
- Brennan BarringtonLibertarian
Where they stand
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| Issue | Mike CareyRepublican | Don LeonardDemocratic | Brennan BarringtonLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Carey supports strengthening America’s workforce by investing in good-paying jobs in manufacturing, tech, and energy production. Carey votes consistently for economic bills supporting technology, capital access, privacy, terrorism risk insurance, and financial exploitation prevention. | Leonard supports an economy where every full-time job supports a full life and tackles financial burdens on working families. Leonard says the economy no longer works for the people who create wealth, benefiting instead those living off stock portfolios. | Barrington attributes rising living costs to wars and tariffs, and says deregulating supply, not subsidizing demand, is the fix. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Mike Carey supports strengthening America’s workforce by investing in good-paying jobs in manufacturing, tech, and energy production 1. He votes consistently for economic bills supporting technology, capital access, privacy, terrorism risk insurance, and financial exploitation prevention 2. Don Leonard supports an economy where every full-time job supports a full life and tackles financial burdens on working families 3. He says the economy no longer works for the people who create wealth, benefiting instead those living off stock portfolios 4. Brennan Barrington attributes rising living costs to wars and tariffs and says deregulating supply, not subsidizing demand, is the fix 5. | |||
| Healthcare | Carey votes yea on healthcare bills including rural care, Medicaid, health premiums, patient support, and early reauthorization acts. | Leonard supports quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Mike Carey votes yea on healthcare bills including rural care, Medicaid, health premiums, patient support, and early reauthorization acts 1. Don Leonard supports quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans 2. | |||
| Immigration | Carey votes yea on immigration security, DHS support, border enforcement, and special interest alien reporting, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | Leonard supports securing the border while respecting immigrants and rejecting divisive culture wars. Leonard calls for replacing ICE with more humane enforcement that treats nonviolent immigration offenders through civil, not criminal, means. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Mike Carey votes yea on immigration security, DHS support, border enforcement, and special interest alien reporting, but nay on a national emergency resolution 1. Don Leonard supports securing the border while respecting immigrants and rejecting divisive culture wars 2. Leonard also calls for replacing ICE with more humane enforcement that treats nonviolent immigration offenders through civil, not criminal, means 3. | |||
| Public Safety & Crime | Carey votes yea on public safety bills including prison staff safety, privacy protection, veterans’ gun rights, cashless bail, and violent offender laws. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Leonard supports women's reproductive rights and is endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Carey supports tax cuts including no taxes on tips or overtime, tax deductions for seniors on Social Security, and making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent. Carey supports extending and expanding tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses to combat inflation and promote economic growth. Carey votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and national security spending bills. | Leonard says Ohio's tax system burdens residents and small businesses while giving corporations the lowest property taxes. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Mike Carey supports tax cuts including no taxes on tips or overtime, tax deductions for seniors on Social Security, and making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent 1. He also supports extending and expanding tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses to combat inflation and promote economic growth 2. Carey votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and national security spending bills 3. Don Leonard says Ohio's tax system burdens residents and small businesses while giving corporations the lowest property taxes 4. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Carey supports all-of-the-above domestic energy production to lower consumer prices, reduce dependence on foreign resources, and enhance national security. Carey votes yea on environmental and energy bills including EPA rule disapproval, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and fuel retailer choice. | Leonard supports protecting communities by ensuring development protects water, strengthens the electric grid, and creates good local jobs. Leonard opposes data centers that raise electricity prices and threaten local water systems, except on existing brownfield sites. | Barrington says data center regulation should be handled by state and local governments rather than through federal mandates. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Carey votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, but yea on defense authorization, veterans’ clinic naming, and FISA amendments. | Leonard supports prioritizing diplomacy, rebuilding communities, and restoring Congress’s authority over war decisions instead of engaging in unnecessary wars. Leonard supports ending the Iran war, saying only Congress has the constitutional power to declare war. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Mike Carey votes against resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and votes in favor of defense authorization, veterans’ clinic naming, and FISA amendments 1. Don Leonard supports prioritizing diplomacy, rebuilding communities, and restoring Congress’s authority over war decisions instead of engaging in unnecessary wars 2. Leonard also supports ending the Iran war, emphasizing that only Congress has the constitutional power to declare war 3. | |||