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Sherrod Brown

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio

Sherrod Brown is a former U.S. senator and Ohio secretary of state focused on affordable medicines, utility costs, worker pensions and congressional ethics.

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StateOhio
OfficeU.S. Senate
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Sherrod stands.

Campaign position

Insurance denials and accountability

  • Supports banning insurance denials of doctor-prescribed care and fining companies that wrongly deny claims

Campaign position

International prescription price fairness

  • Supports prohibiting drug companies from charging Americans more than patients in other countries

Campaign position

Data centers and local control

  • Supports requiring data centers to cover all utility costs and letting communities decide whether to host them

Campaign position

Affordable predictable utility bills

  • Supports limits on utility rate increases so household bills remain affordable and predictable

Campaign position

Congressional stock trading ban

  • Supports banning members of Congress and their spouses from trading individual stocks while in office

Campaign position

Post-Congress lobbying restrictions

  • Supports prohibiting former members of Congress from becoming lobbyists after leaving public office

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 1975–1982

    Experience

    Ohio House member

    Served in Ohio’s state legislature before becoming secretary of state and entering Congress.

  2. 1979–1981

    Experience

    Ohio State faculty member

    Taught at Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus during his state legislative career.

  3. 1983–1991

    Experience

    Ohio secretary of state

    Served as Ohio’s secretary of state for eight years before election to Congress.

  4. 1993–2007

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives before serving in the Senate.

  5. 2007–2025

    Experience

    U.S. senator

    Represented Ohio for three terms in the United States Senate, ending his service in 2025.

  6. 2025

    Accomplishment

    Social Security Fairness Act

    Helped pass legislation restoring full Social Security benefits to retired public workers.

  7. 2021–2025

    Experience

    Senate Banking Committee chair

    Chaired the Banking Committee during the 117th and 118th congressional sessions.

  • Accomplishment

    Rescued worker pensions

    Helped secure pension protections restoring promised retirement benefits for more than 100,000 Ohioans.

  • Experience

    Published author

    Authored books published in 1999, 2004 and 2019.

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