# Mike Carey

Mike Carey is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Ohio’s 15th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Ohio’s 15th district
- Serving since: 2021-11-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001126
- FEC candidate IDs: H2OH15228

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001126 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of Carey’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 3.0%).

## What Carey says (119th Congress (2025–27))

806 classified statements: 659 posts on X, 77 press releases, 45 newsletters, 25 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Carey | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 204 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 7.0% | 15.1% | 201 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 64.9% | 67.7% | 146 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.3% | 8.9% | 24 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 45.9% | 37.4% | 55 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 3.0% | 216 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 29% (House Republicans 9.5%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (House Republicans 24%); Health 13% (House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.90 (standard error 0.01), from 1,661 donors and 2,531 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.3% (97.1%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 255. 11.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 120 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10812: Armenian American Cultural Heritage Act (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10812
- H.R. 10813: Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Certainty Act (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10813
- H.R. 10650: American Glove Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10650
- H.R. 9839: STRONG Kids Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9839
- H.R. 9840: S Corporation Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9840
- H.R. 9841: ACCESS Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9841
- H.R. 9573: Housing Opportunities and Preservation Enhancement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9573
- H.R. 9424: Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9424
- H.R. 9398: Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Certainty Act (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9398
- H.R. 9383: Small Business and Consumer Credit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9383

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 9.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeCarey/status/2114819628937748856
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · Congressman Mike Carey: 15th District Funding Wins · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeCarey/status/2114365694510858416
- 2026-10-25 · Newsletter · Congressman Mike Carey: Association of Ohio Commodores · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeCarey/status/2112574705181855960
- 2026-10-20 · Newsletter · Congressman Mike Carey: Meeting with Cardinal Health Employees · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeCarey/status/2110419503364391020
- 2026-10-14 · Newsletter · Congressman Mike Carey: Supporting Grove City High School JROTC · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeCarey/status/2109652677965603167
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeCarey/status/2108264478223610280

## Links

- Official site: https://carey.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMikeCarey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMikeCarey
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/congressmanmikecarey
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001126

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001126