Person
Cleophus Dulaney
- Work
- Business owner; state business records show active licenses for two furniture companies and a home flooring business
Source: Ohio's U.S. House Third District race: Who is Joyce Beatty's Republican challenger?
- Home
- Lives several blocks outside the 3rd District, in the 15th District, according to state voter and property records
Source: Ohio's U.S. House Third District race: Who is Joyce Beatty's Republican challenger?
- Home
- Columbus, Ohio
Source: yahoo.com
Ballotpedia · Campaign · FEC
- $0Raised, as filed · June 30, 2026
- Not yet researchedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 5Positions in their words · 5 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- none on fileOffices held
7 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 6 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 5 entries Five positions, the whole of what his campaign Issues page states, four of them a single line each. He has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey. He answered the 2020 survey at length; those answers are from a different cycle and are not recorded here as current positions, the same freshness rule applied to his opponent's older material. Checked: votedulaney.org Issues page; Ballotpedia campaign themes; Ballotpedia Candidate Connection 2026
- What they have said, checked None found in the records checked PolitiFact and FactCheck.org searched 2026-09-25: none found Checked: Research lane claims-2026, 2026-09-25
- Record in office 2 entries He has held no public office, so there are no votes or bills to list. The record lists his 2024 arrest on federal charges tied to Jan. 6, 2021, and his January 2025 clemency, as NBC4 and the Justice Department's release report them. Checked: Ballotpedia biography; Ballotpedia elections section; campaign website; NBC4 WCMH-TV, Sept. 22, 2026 (via Yahoo News); Justice Department release, via The Highland County Press, March 21, 2024
- Money 2 entries Ballotpedia's table reports $0 raised for the 2026 cycle and publishes no expenditure figure for it. The FEC lists him as candidate H0OH03137 with no principal campaign committee and no 2026 financial summary through June 30, 2026 (checked September 30, 2026).
- Financial interests None found in the records checked No financial disclosure report on file with the U.S. House Clerk as of 2026-09-24 (checked the 2024, 2025 and 2026 indexes). Checked: Research lane ush-interests, 2026-09-25
- Polling and approval None found in the records checked No published poll of this U.S. House race was found. Checked 2026-10-05: Wikipedia's 2026 U.S. House elections in Ohio article (polling tables exist only for districts 1, 7, 9, 10 and 15), Pollsmax's district pages (0 polls for this district), 270toWin and general web search. Checked: Research lane refresh-2026-10-05-polls, 2026-10-05
- Elections 1 entry Only the 2026 candidacy is listed. He also ran for the same seat in 2020 and lost the Republican primary to Mark Richardson, 86.4% to 13.6% (NBC4, Sept. 22, 2026); that campaign waits on a race record for that cycle, which this site does not yet hold.
- Endorsements None found in the records checked Checked the same list of endorsers for every 2026 Ohio U.S. House candidate on 2026-09-24: Ohio AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO, UAW, IBEW, North America's Building Trades Unions and the Ohio building-trades bodies (ACT Ohio, LIUNA, IUOE Local 18, Carpenters), Teamsters (national DRIVE and the Ohio Conference of Teamsters), Ohio Education Association, National Education Association, Ohio Federation of Teachers/AFT, FOP of Ohio and the national FOP, IAFF and the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters, USW, AFSCME, SEIU, CWA, UFCW, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NFIB, Ohio Farm Bureau AGGPAC, NRA Political Victory Fund, Buckeye Firearms Association PAC, Ohio Right to Life PAC, SBA Pro-Life America, National Right to Life, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, Reproductive Freedom for All, Everytown/Moms Demand Action, Giffords PAC, EMILY's List, VIEW PAC, Winning for Women, Club for Growth PAC, House Freedom Fund (Freedom Caucus Fund), AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, DMFI PAC, J Street PAC, LCV Action Fund, Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund, Sierra Club, Human Rights Campaign PAC, End Citizens United, CBC PAC, BOLD PAC, the DCCC Red to Blue and Frontline programs, the NRCC Young Guns/MAGA Majority and Patriot programs, VoteVets, With Honor Fund, New Democrat Action Fund, Blue Dog PAC, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. Bernie Moreno, Sen. Jon Husted, the Ohio Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties, the editorial boards of cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Blade, the Akron Beacon Journal, the Dayton Daily News, The Canton Repository, The Vindicator and the Tribune Chronicle. None found. Checked: Research lane ush-endorsements, 2026-09-25
- Sources 7 entries
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| interests | none found |
| polling | none found |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | none found |
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | U.S. House, Ohio's 3rd District | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District |
On the ballot
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District · November 3, 2026 · Republican
Sources: ballotpedia.org · ballotpedia.org
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
Where they stand
Affordable housing
Affordable Housing Crisis: The city is facing a significant, worsening shortage of affordable housing, with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) projecting a population of 3 million by 2050.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · votedulaney.org
Gentrification
Gentrification of housing in my district.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · votedulaney.org
Homelessness and addiction treatment
Homelessness and opioid addiction rehab.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · votedulaney.org
Policing
Better relationship with our police force.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · votedulaney.org
Property taxes
Property taxes and home improvement grants.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · votedulaney.org
What they have said, checked
None found in the records checked
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulaney (R) | 2024 | ruling | 2024 (ruling): Arrested by the FBI in Columbus in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department's release says he wa |
| Dulaney (R) | 2025-01-20 | ruling | 2025-01-20 (ruling): Granted clemency by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term, along with nearly 1,600 other people convicted, charged or a |
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ruling January 20, 2025
Granted clemency by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term, along with nearly 1,600 other people convicted, charged or awaiting trial in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to NBC4.
Source: yahoo.com
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ruling 2024
Arrested by the FBI in Columbus in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department's release says he was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with the felony offenses of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, plus multiple misdemeanor offenses; NBC4 reports he faced seven charges, including assaulting a police officer. The release notes that a complaint is merely an allegation and that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Sources: yahoo.com · highlandcountypress.com
Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District | FEC | $0 | June 30, 2026 |
From the FEC's candidate summary file, which adds up a candidate's authorized committees and nets out refunds, so it can differ from one committee's own report.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · fec.gov · FEC candidate H0OH03137 · FEC candidate master file, 2025-2026 (file of September 30, 2026) · FEC all-candidates financial summary, 2025-2026 (file of September 30, 2026; coverage through June 30, 2026)
Outside spending
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District · supporting $0 · opposing $185 · as of October 22, 2026
Stand Up for Ohio (Ohio Organizing Campaign) · $185 · oppose
Financial interests
None found in the records checked
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District (2026) | Republican | Pending |
Endorsements
None found in the records checked
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Cleophus Dulaney · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Joyce Beatty · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Issues · Committee to Elect Cleophus Dulaney · accessed 2026-09-21
- Candidate search: Cleophus Dulaney · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio's U.S. House Third District race: Who is Joyce Beatty's Republican challenger? · NBC4 WCMH-TV (via Yahoo News) · 2026-09-22 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Columbus man arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during Jan. 6 Capitol breach · The Highland County Press (U.S. Department of Justice release) · 2024-03-21 · accessed 2026-09-25
- FEC candidate H0OH03137 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-30
- FEC candidate master file, 2025-2026 (file of September 30, 2026) · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-30
- FEC all-candidates financial summary, 2025-2026 (file of September 30, 2026; coverage through June 30, 2026) · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-30
- FEC IE bulk file, 2026-10-22 10:14 GMT · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-10-22
- Campaign
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