Sherrod Brown

**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. On March 7, 2019, he announced that he would not run for president.

Brown lost his re-election to Republican businessman Bernie Moreno in November 2024. In August 2025, it was reported that Brown would run for Ohio’s other Senate seat in 2026.

## Early life

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. Brown studied at Yale University and at Ohio State University.

## Personal life

He was married to Larke Ummel until they divorced in 1987. He is currently married to Connie Schultz.

## Other websites

- 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  at _Campaign 2004_ at USA Today

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office1**: Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Banking Committee
- **term start1**: February 3, 2021
- **term end1**: January 3, 2025
- **predecessor1**: Mike Crapo
- **successor1**: Tim Scott
- **office2**: Ranking Member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Banking Committee
- **term start2**: January 3, 2015
- **term end2**: February 3, 2021
- **predecessor2**: Mike Crapo
- **successor2**: Pat Toomey


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Sherrod Brown
- **image**: Sherrod Brown 117th Congress (2).jpg
- **jr/sr**: United States Senator
- **state**: Ohio
- **term start**: January 3, 2007
- **term end**: January 3, 2025
- **predecessor**: Mike DeWine
- **successor**: Bernie Moreno
- **state2**: Ohio
- **term start2**: January 3, 1993
- **term end2**: January 3, 2007
- **predecessor2**: Don Pease
- **successor2**: Betty Sutton
- **office3**: 46th Secretary of State of Ohio
- **governor3**: Dick Celeste
- **term start3**: January 12, 1983
- **term end3**: January 14, 1991
- **predecessor3**: Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.
- **successor3**: Bob Taft
- **state house4**: Ohio
- **district4**: 61st
- **term start4**: January 3, 1975
- **term end4**: January 3, 1983
- **predecessor4**: Joan Douglass
- **successor4**: Frank Sawyer (Ohio politician), Frank Sawyer
- **birth name**: Sherrod Campbell Brown
- **birth place**: Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **children**: 2
- **relatives**: Charlie Brown (West Virginia politician), Charlie Brown (brother)
- **education**: Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Ohio State University (Master of Arts, MA, Master of Public Administration, MPA)
- **signature**: Sherrod Brown Signature.svg
- **website**: