Person
Gary Josephson
- Work
- Union leader
Source: Mike Carey (politician)
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in human resources and Bachelor of Arts in English, The Ohio State University (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Gary
- Civic
- President, Communications Workers of America Local 4501 (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Gary
- Civic
- Worked as a community worker for Columbus Metro Community Action and has been a union member in multiple unions (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Gary
- Home
- Central Ohio, his whole adult life; born in Cleveland (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Gary
- Not yet researchedRaised, as filed
- Not yet researchedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- none on filePositions in their words
- none on fileClaims checked
- none on fileOffices held
4 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Record in office, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 7 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry A declared write-in candidate for District 15, not printed on the ballot: Franklin County's 46-day election notice lists him as a write-in, and the printed District 15 ballots carry no such name. It is not yet established that this is the same person as the 2022 candidate. Checked: This site's 2026 race records; This site's 2026 ballot list; Franklin County Board of Elections, 2026 General Election Candidates (revised Oct. 16, 2026); Franklin County Board of Elections, Form No. 120 46-day election notice (Nov. 3, 2026); Printed District 15 sample ballots, Madison, Fayette, Pickaway, Clark and Miami counties
- Where they stand Not yet researched
- 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 Not yet researched
- Money Not yet researched
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 2 entries
- Endorsements Not yet researched
- Sources 8 entries
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| positions | not researched |
| claims | none found |
| record | not researched |
| money | not researched |
| interests | not researched |
| polling | not researched |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | not researched |
| sources | researched |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | U.S. House, Ohio's 15th District | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District |
On the ballot
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District · November 3, 2026 · Independent
Sources: 2026 General Election Candidates (revised October 16, 2026) · Election Notice for use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (Form No. 120, 46-day notice), November 3, 2026 General Election
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
Not yet researched
What they have said, checked
None found in the records checked
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Outside spending
Financial interests
Not yet researched
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District (2026) | Independent | Pending | ||
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District (2022) | Democratic | Lost | 108,139 | 43.0% |
Endorsements
Not yet researched
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Mike Carey (politician) · 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 15
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Mike Carey (politician) · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Meet Gary · Josephson for Congress (campaign site; Internet Archive copy) · 2022-11-08 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Federal Elections 2022 (Excel edition), 2022 U.S. House of Representatives Results (by State), Ohio rows; compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 15 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- JOSEPHSON, GARY - Candidate overview · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2026 General Election Candidates (revised September 22, 2026) · Franklin County Board of Elections · accessed 2026-09-24
- Gary Josephson · BallotReady · accessed 2026-09-24
- JOSEPHSON, GARY - Candidate overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-24
- 2026 General Election Candidates (revised October 16, 2026) · Franklin County Board of Elections · accessed 2026-10-30
- Election Notice for use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (Form No. 120, 46-day notice), November 3, 2026 General Election · Franklin County Board of Elections · accessed 2026-11-02
- Campaign site (2026)
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