Sherrod Brown
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| United States Senator from Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mike DeWine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bernie Moreno | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's r district | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Don Pease | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Betty Sutton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 46th Secretary of State of Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Dick Celeste | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bob Taft | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 61st district | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Joan Douglass | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Frank Sawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Sherrod Campbell Brown November 9, 1952 Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Charlie Brown (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Yale University (BA) Ohio State University (MA, MPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Senate website Campaign website | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sherrod Campbell Brown (born November 9, 1952) is an American politician. He was the United States Senator from Ohio 2007 to 2025. Brown is a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. He previously served as the Ohio Secretary of State (1983–1991) and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1974–1982).
After winning his third term in 2018, Brown was seen as a potential candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and began exploring a run in January 2019.[1] On March 7, 2019, he announced that he would not run for president.[2]
Brown lost his re-election to Republican businessman Bernie Moreno in November 2024.
Early life
[change | change source]Brown was born on November 9, 1952 in Mansfield, Ohio. His ancestors the Campbells were slave owners who forced many Cherokee people out of Georgia, in acts of genocide.[3][4][5] Brown studied at Yale University and at Ohio State University.
Personal life
[change | change source]He was married to Larke Ummel until they divorced in 1987. He is currently married to Connie Schultz.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Sen. Sherrod Brown Begins Tour Ahead of 2020 Decision". U.S. News & World Report. January 30, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ Strauss, Daniel (March 7, 2019). "Sherrod Brown will not run for president in 2020". Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Charles F Campbell in the 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules". AncestryLibrary.com. p. 45. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
Name: Charles F Campbell; Residence Date: 1860; Residence Place: Jasper, Jasper, Georgia, USA; Number of Enslaved People: 17
- ↑ Hill, Sarah H. (2017-02-20). "All Roads Led from Rome: Facing the History of Cherokee Expulsion". Southern Spaces. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "1". RootsWeb. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11.
Other websites
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- United States Senator Sherrod Brown official U.S. Senate site
- Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate official campaign site
- Sen. Sherrod Brown's Blog at Huffington Post
- Collected news and commentary at the Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Profile Archived 2013-11-26 at the Wayback Machine at Campaign 2004 at USA Today
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