Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown
United States Senator from Ohio
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2025
Preceded by	Mike DeWine
Succeeded by	Bernie Moreno
Committee positions Chair of the Senate Banking Committee In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 Preceded by Mike Crapo Succeeded by Tim Scott Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee In office January 3, 2015 – February 3, 2021 Preceded by Mike Crapo Succeeded by Pat Toomey
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
Personal details
Born	Sherrod Campbell Brown (1952-11-09) November 9, 1952 (age 72) Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Larke Ummel ​ ​ (m. 1979; div. 1987)​ Connie Schultz ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2
Relatives	Charlie Brown (brother)
Education	Yale University (BA) Ohio State University (MA, MPA)
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Website	Senate website Campaign website
Brown's voice Brown supporting Lisa D. Cook for Federal Reserve Governor Recorded May 10, 2022

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.

1. ↑ "Sen. Sherrod Brown Begins Tour Ahead of 2020 Decision". U.S. News & World Report. January 30, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
2. ↑ Strauss, Daniel (March 7, 2019). "Sherrod Brown will not run for president in 2020". Retrieved September 25, 2020.