Politician
Mike Carey
Republican · Ohio · ran 3 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2OH15228
Mike Carey (Republican) raised $4.2M for the 2026 Ohio 15th District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $4.0M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all runs
$9.2M
2026, 2024, 2022
From PAC checks
51%
$4.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2.8M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$4.3M
Spent attacking them
51% of Mike Carey's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio 15th District | $4.2M | 52% | $2.3M / $4.0M | $91K | $10M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Ohio 15th District | $2.7M | 58% | $4K / $0 | $800 | $2.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Ohio 15th District | $2.4M | 40% | $508K / $332K | $15K | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.0MTrade group $1.1MOther $399KMembership $335KLeadership PAC $248KUnion $142KSuper PAC $38KParty $6K
- Huntington Bancshares Inc. Political Action Committee (Hbi-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Select Medical Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Pioneer Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PACOther$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $2.5M
- Safety & Affordability PAC Inc.for $1.1M
- Your Community PACagainst $951K
- No Going Back PAC Inc.for $517K
- American Priorities (Ap)against $454K
- Make America Great Again Action Incfor $417K
- Conservative Outsider PACagainst $232K
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committeeagainst $51K
- Center for Civic Informationagainst $36K
- Freedom's Defense Fundfor $30K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 30 key votes where Mike Carey had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 27 times (90%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $151K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $297K$211K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $297K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $162K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $151K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $211K$417K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $417K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $417K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $368K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $151K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $105K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $211K$368K$417K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $368K | Nay · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mike Carey's 2026 campaign?
- Mike Carey (Republican) raised $4.2M for the 2026 Ohio 15th District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $4.0M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Carey?
- Huntington Bancshares Inc. Political Action Committee (Hbi-PAC) ($13K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC) ($10K), American Society of Association Executives (Asae) PAC ($10K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Carey's race?
- House Majority PAC ($2.5M against), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($1.1M for), Your Community PAC ($951K against) in 2026.
- How much has Mike Carey raised across elections?
- $4.2M in 2026 (Ohio 15th District), $2.7M in 2024 (Ohio 15th District), $2.4M in 2022 (Ohio 15th District).