Gregory Lee Levy
Levy’s campaign platform calls for "cutting all aid to the racist, genocidal state of Israel". He launched his socialist independent campaign in Cleveland in February 2026 on a platform ending U.S. military aid and arms shipments.
Levy is running as an independent aligned with the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the 2026 Ohio U.S. Senate special election, and he is the most explicit candidate in this group. His campaign platform calls for "cutting all aid to the racist, genocidal state of Israel", and campaign materials since the February 21, 2026 launch in Cleveland have carried an anti-war platform advocating an immediate end to all U.S. military aid and arms shipments to Israel.
His characterization uses the same words as his policy. He describes Israel as a "racist, genocidal state" and its military actions in Gaza as a genocide in Palestine. There is no gap between the two: he wants the aid ended because of the conduct he describes, which is unusual in this group and leaves no room for a card to imply a position he has not taken.
He frames it as a critique of both major parties, arguing they continue to fund military operations abroad rather than invest at home. Cincinnati Magazine covered the campaign in May 2026.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2026 [Current position; card-leading]: Campaign platform calls for "cutting all aid to the racist, genocidal state of Israel".
- 2026-02-21 onward [Current position]: Following his campaign launch in Cleveland, campaign literature has maintained an anti-war platform advocating an immediate end to all U.S. military aid and arms shipments to Israel. The first search also cites International Marxism Issue #3 (2026-08-02), for which no url was captured.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2026 [Current position]: The platform describes Israel as a "racist, genocidal state" and its military actions in Gaza as a "genocide in Palestine". His characterization and his policy are the same sentence.
- 2026-02-21 [Current position]: At the launch and in later publications he framed U.S. foreign policy as complicit in global violence and criticized both major parties for funding military operations abroad instead of investing at home.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2026-05-15: Cincinnati Magazine profile; does not name him in the search notes.
- 2026-08-02: Socialist Alternative listed him among left independent candidates it supports; does not name him in the search notes.
- Undated: A campaign video and a PSL Akron volunteers video.
Safety and antisemitism
- Nothing located. Worth stating for a reader: his platform language describes the STATE as racist and genocidal. Nothing in what the first search returned is directed at Jewish people, and no source raises that question about him.
Identity and ballot status
- Ballotpedia profile; a Reddit discussion thread was consulted and carries no claim.
What came back empty or unusable
- No statement located on U.S. aid to Palestinians or UNRWA as a separate question.
- International Marxism Issue #3 is cited by the first search with no url and could not be checked.
Also in this race: Sherrod Brown (Democrat), Stephen I Mr Faris (Independent), Jon Husted (Republican) · All Ohio candidates.
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