Greg Levy
Other-party candidate candidate for United States Senate (Unexpired Term Ending 01/03/2029), Ohio · Challenger
Community organizer and musician; military veteran
Greg Levy is an Akron-born military veteran and community organizer who lives in University Heights. He is the Party for Socialism and Liberation's candidate and is on Ohio's ballot as an independent in the November 3, 2026 special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by JD Vance. He filed his FEC statement of candidacy on 2025-09-03 and announced his run in October 2025.
Where Levy stands
- Cost of living
- Says higher costs come from an economy organized around corporate profit over workers. Supports a $30 per hour minimum wage and capping rent at 20% of a person's paycheck.
- Health care
- Supports universal free health care.
- Public services
- Supports universal public services, including free education and child care.
- Immigration
- Says he would abolish ICE and end deportations.
- Defense spending
- Proposes cutting the defense budget by 90 percent and says he wants an end to 'forever wars.'
- Reparations
- Supports reparations for Black Americans.
- Campaign finance
- Does not accept money from corporations or PACs. Says his campaign has no ties to the outside PAC mailers promoting him and condemns them as deceiving voters.
Background
- Grew up in Akron, Ohio; joined the military at 18
- Community organizer and musician; lives in University Heights, Ohio
- Member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation since about 2022
- No prior elected office found
- Candidate for U.S. Senate (Ohio special election), 2026
In the news
- In Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, GOP-connected group now spending $1.8M to support socialist NBC4 (WCMH), October 22, 2026
- Northeast Ohio Democrats face challenges from both right and left Ideastream Public Media, October 16, 2026
- Ohio socialist Senate candidate disavows mail campaign with GOP vendor ties NBC4 (WCMH), October 15, 2026
- PAC linked to GOP firm is boosting Ohio socialist Greg Levy in Senate race The Washington Post, October 12, 2026
- Senate Candidate Greg Levy - “A New Kind of Politics for Ohio” Columbus Free Press, October 6, 2026
Also running for United States Senate (Unexpired Term Ending 01/03/2029)
- Sherrod Brown Democratic
- Jon Husted Republican
- William B. Redpath Libertarian
Sources
- Ballotpedia: Gregory Levy
- FEC candidate overview S6OH00395
- NBC4: What to know about Ohio's 2026 U.S. Senate special election
- Dayton Daily News Senate race overview
- Cincinnati Magazine profile
- The Hill: PAC spending on Levy
Last researched October 22, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.