Greg Levy, a community organizer and military veteran from Akron, is running for Ohio's unexpired U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He is certified for the ballot as an independent candidate, according to BallotReady election data.

WSYX ABC6 reported that Levy announced his candidacy representing the Party for Socialism and Liberation. He faces Republican Jon Husted, Democrat Sherrod Brown and Libertarian William B. Redpath in the race.

Levy has not responded to the Mason-Deerfield Times candidate questionnaire. The information below is drawn from his campaign website, public candidate databases and news coverage.

Candidate information

  • Name: Greg Levy
  • Party: Independent (announced representing the Party for Socialism and Liberation)
  • Office sought: U.S. Senate, Ohio (unexpired term)
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Residence: Akron, Ohio
  • Family: Levy says he was born in the Joy Park housing projects and raised in Akron, the third of six boys. His father was a union electrician at Ford for 30 years and his mother was a nurse, according to his candidate profile. He says his son was born during his military service.

Experience and public service

Levy describes himself as a community organizer, according to WSYX ABC6. BallotReady lists his experience as a singer, founder of the Paul Robeson Revolutionary Choir and a mover. He is a military veteran. According to his candidate profile, he joined the service hoping to secure college funding, calling it part of the "poverty draft" facing working-class young adults.

On the issues

Levy's policy positions, as stated on his campaign platform page, center on economic restructuring, healthcare, housing, foreign policy and civil rights.

Economy: Levy calls for seizing the 100 largest corporations and transforming them into publicly owned entities controlled by workers. He names Kroger and Procter & Gamble as two of six such companies headquartered in Ohio. He also calls for an across-the-board price freeze on essential goods and says artificial intelligence should be harnessed under public ownership to shorten the workweek rather than displace workers.

Healthcare and housing: Levy says he supports establishing a universal, single-payer healthcare system free at the point of use. On housing, he calls for a national rent cap limiting payments to 20% of income and banning evictions.

Foreign policy: Levy says he would fight to cut the Pentagon budget by 90% and dismantle the U.S. network of military bases worldwide. He frames his position as informed by his military service, saying on his campaign website that "these forever wars have nothing to do with defense, or 'protecting democracy' … they are part of a brutal business."

Civil rights: Levy's campaign calls for full payment of reparations to Black Americans, federal investment in historically oppressed communities, federal laws to ban discrimination in housing and employment, and outlawing gerrymandering and voter purges. He also calls for abolishing ICE and establishing a path to citizenship for immigrants.

Education and environment: Levy says he supports canceling all student debt and making public education free through college and trade school. On the environment, he calls the climate crisis "an existential emergency" and says Ohio should build public transit systems and retool manufacturing for renewable technology.

Levy's full platform is available on his campaign website at greg4senate.com.