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Sherrod Brown
Democratic nominee, 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio; former U.S. senator
Senator from Ohio, 2007 to 2025, United States Senate · Member, Democratic Party
Background
Sherrod Brown is an American politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Ohio.
He is a member of the Democratic Party.
He is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio, challenging incumbent senator Jon Husted.
Key facts
- Born
- November 9, 1952, in Mansfield, Ohiosource
- U.S. Senate
- Served from 2007 to 2025 as a senator from Ohiosource
- 2024 election
- Lost his bid for a fourth term to Republican Bernie Morenosource
- 2026 election
- Democratic nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Ohiosource
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Russian studies, Yale University, 1974source
- Ohio secretary of state
- 1983 to 1991source
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