Sherrod Brown

American politician (born 1952)

Sherrod Campbell Brown is an American politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007 and the 47th secretary of state of Ohio from 1983 to 1991. He started his political career in 1975 as a state representative. Brown is widely regarded as a left-leaning populist who focuses on working-class issues. He is the most recent Democrat to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate.