Candidate · November 3, 2026
Sherrod Brown
On the ballot for U.S. Senate (special election) · Ohio
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $68M
- cash on hand
- $4.5M
- issues with public statements
- 5
- outside spending for or against
- $180M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. Senate (special election) · Ohio1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Sherrod Brown was born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio, and lives in Columbus.4 He earned a bachelor's degree in Russian studies from Yale University in 1974 and a graduate degree in education from Ohio State University in 1981.5 He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1982 and as Ohio secretary of state from 1983 to 1991.5 He represented Ohio's 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1993 to 2007 and served as a U.S. senator from Ohio from January 2007 to January 2025.5
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because of what it describes as large tax breaks for corporations and billionaires at the expense of working Ohioans, and because he believes he can do something about it.4 The site says everyday costs are too high and paychecks too low, and that he wants to fix a system it calls rigged.6
Service in Congress since 2023
- 2019–2025U.S. Senator, OH7
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitesherrodbrown.com4
- Facebookfacebook.com/sherrod4
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/sherrodbrown4
- Instagraminstagram.com/sherrod4
- YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCt_l7Nge_872rTm5Jvbo6Mw4
- TikToktiktok.com/@sherrodbrown4
- Threadsthreads.net/sherrod4
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social4
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website says it should be illegal for drug companies to charge Americans more than they charge in other countries.6
- Leave US prices to the market and to negotiation
- Seek prices like other wealthy countries pay through deals with drug makers, without a law requiring it
- Require that Medicare and Medicaid pay no more than other wealthy countries do
- Require that all US buyers pay no more than other wealthy countries do
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says data centers should be required to pay the full cost of their utilities so that other customers' bills do not go up, and that Ohioans should decide whether data centers are built in their communities.6
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says no member of Congress or their spouse should be allowed to trade stocks, and that members should not be able to become lobbyists after leaving office.6
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he has always opposed trade deals that it says sent Ohio jobs overseas and hurt Ohio workers.4
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says that because of his work, more than 2 million former teachers, bus drivers, police officers, firefighters and other workers now receive full Social Security payments that had been withheld.4
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While Sherrod Brown served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Sherrod Brown sponsored or cosponsored 17 of the 22. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans with under 20 years' service get full retirement pay (S. 344, 118th Congress · 74 cosponsors)8Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover FDA-approved tests that screen for many types of cancer (S. 2085, 118th Congress · 64 cosponsors)9Cosponsored
- Gives new-car dealers more time to restock inventory under a tax accounting method (S. 443, 118th Congress · 63 cosponsors)10Sponsored
- Requires AM radio as standard equipment in new passenger vehicles (S. 1669, 118th Congress · 62 cosponsors)11Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (S. 4532, 118th Congress · 59 cosponsors)12Cosponsored
- Sets criminal penalties for charging unauthorized fees to help with VA benefit claims (S. 740, 118th Congress · 55 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Limits VA cuts to payment rates for ambulances and other special transportation (S. 2757, 118th Congress · 49 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Bars insurer bias against living organ donors; counts recovery for job-protected leave (S. 1384, 118th Congress · 43 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Authorizes stillbirth research, data collection and public education programs (S. 2647, 118th Congress · 41 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses who remarry keep certain benefits (S. 1266, 118th Congress · 40 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Expands tax breaks and federal support for employee ownership of S corporations (S. 2515, 118th Congress · 40 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Expands and renames the low-income housing tax credit (S. 1557, 118th Congress · 34 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Creates a federal data system on college students' enrollment, costs and outcomes (S. 1349, 118th Congress · 31 cosponsors)20Cosponsored
- Expands and extends federal and local authority to detect and stop threatening drones (S. 1631, 118th Congress · 30 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Makes the federal adoption tax credit refundable (S. 2895, 118th Congress · 30 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Sets federal criminal penalties for illicit use of xylazine, an animal sedative (S. 993, 118th Congress · 30 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Adds Medicare payment for pharmacist testing and treatment of flu, COVID-19 and more (S. 2477, 118th Congress · 29 cosponsors)24Cosponsored
- Permanently expands Medicare coverage of telehealth services (S. 2016, 118th Congress · 65 cosponsors)25Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to the groups covered by the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (S. 596, 118th Congress · 49 cosponsors)26Did not cosponsor
- Requires health plans to offer exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (S. 652, 118th Congress · 48 cosponsors)27Did not cosponsor
- Restores immediate tax deductions for research costs and expands startup research credits (S. 866, 118th Congress · 43 cosponsors)28Did not cosponsor
- Creates a White House coordinator and task force to counter antisemitism (S. 4091, 118th Congress · 38 cosponsors)29Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.30
| Raised | $68,409,200 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $63,956,397 |
| Cash on hand | $4,452,803 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $11,296,016 supporting and $168,518,355 opposing Sherrod Brown this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.31
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| SLF PAC | — | $80,302,675 |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. | — | $20,152,571 |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | — | $19,706,265 |
| Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action | — | $12,160,800 |
| 75 PAC | — | $10,008,735 |
| OHIO FLYER PAC | — | $8,281,420 |
| America PAC | — | $6,801,014 |
| DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND | — | $4,229,539 |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Sherrod Brown at efdsearch.senate.gov32.