Cleary was the campaign manager for U.S. House of Representatives candidate Julie Fedorchak during the 2024 election. On the day of the primary election, anonymous text messages were sent to North Dakota voters saying she had dropped out of the race, which she did not.
After news of the text messages broke, Fedorchak called a press conference and said, “This is, at minimum, election fraud, and it’s a desperate tactic to influence and discourage voters.”
Fedorchak won the primary that night with 46% of the vote, beating four other candidates for the Republican nomination and now represents North Dakota in Congress.