Greg Levy, a community organizer and military veteran from Akron, is running for U.S. Senate in Ohio's Nov. 3 general election for the remainder of an unexpired term.

Levy is listed as an independent candidate on the ballot, according to BallotReady election data. WSYX ABC6 reported that he announced his candidacy representing the Party for Socialism and Liberation. He is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady. Jon Husted (Republican), Sherrod Brown (Democratic) and William B. Redpath (Libertarian) are also running.

Candidate information

  • Name: Greg Levy
  • Office sought: U.S. Senate, Ohio (unexpired term)
  • Election: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Party: Independent (announced representing the Party for Socialism and Liberation, per WSYX ABC6)
  • Hometown: Akron, Ohio
  • Military service: Veteran
  • Current employment: Mover, according to BallotReady

Levy said on his campaign biography page that he was born in the Joy Park housing projects and raised in Akron. He said he was the third of six boys, that his father was a union electrician at Ford for 30 years and his mother was a nurse. He said he joined the military hoping to secure college funding, describing himself as part of the "poverty draft," and that his son was born during his service.

Experience and public service

Levy has worked as a community organizer, according to WSYX ABC6. BallotReady lists him as the founder of the Paul Robeson Revolutionary Choir and as a singer.

He is employed as a mover, according to BallotReady.

On the issues

Levy's policy positions, drawn from his campaign website, center on restructuring the economy, expanding social programs and overhauling foreign policy.

Economy: Levy said on his campaign website that he would implement an across-the-board price freeze on essential goods. He called for seizing the 100 largest corporations, including six headquartered in Ohio such as Kroger and Procter & Gamble, and transforming them into publicly owned entities controlled by workers. He also said artificial intelligence should not lead to layoffs and that technological progress under public ownership could shorten the workweek.

Healthcare and housing: Levy's campaign website calls for a universal, single-payer healthcare system free at the point of use. On housing, he said he would enact a national rent cap so no one pays more than 20% of income on housing and would ban evictions.

Foreign policy: Levy said on his campaign website that as a veteran he would fight to cut the Pentagon budget by 90% and dismantle the network of more than 800 U.S. military bases worldwide. He said his foreign policy would reject "forever wars" and embrace global cooperation on climate change, pandemics and poverty.

Civil rights: Levy's campaign calls for full payment of reparations to Black Americans and federal investment in historically oppressed communities. He called for a ban on discrimination in housing and employment. He said he would outlaw what he called racist gerrymandering and voter purges targeting Black voters. On immigration, he said he would abolish ICE, end all raids and deportations, shut down detention camps and establish a clear path to citizenship.

Education: Levy said he would cancel all student debt. He said he would make public education completely free from pre-K through college and trade school.

Levy's campaign did not respond to a Village Press questionnaire.