Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown
Official portrait, 2021
United States Senator from Ohio
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2007 Serving with J. D. Vance
Preceded by	Mike DeWine
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Don Pease
Succeeded by	Betty Sutton
47th Ohio Secretary of State
In office 1983–1991
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 – December 31, 1982
Preceded by	Joan Douglass
Succeeded by	Frank Sawyer
Personal details
Born	Sherrod Campbell Brown (1952-11-09) November 9, 1952 (age 71) Mansfield, Ohio
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Larke Ummel Brown (div. 1987) Connie Schultz
Children	Emily Brown Elizabeth Brown Caitlin Andy
Residence	Avon, Ohio
Alma mater	Yale University (B.A.) Ohio State University (M.P.A./M.A.)
Occupation	Teacher
Website	brown.senate.gov

Sherrod Campbell Brown (born November 9, 1952) is an American politician. In 2023, he was the senior United States Senator from Ohio. 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]

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.