Former Senator Sherrod Brown is running to reclaim the Ohio seat abandoned by JD Vance. His lifelong theme is "The Dignity of Work" — and he has already outraised his incumbent opponent. Support Sherrod directly!
Donate via ActBlue »No one describes the divergence of the American worker's prospects from white-collar America better than former Senator Brown. From his essay in The New Republic, March 2, 2025:
A February 5, 2026 article in Ohio's Signal newsletter contrasts former Senator Brown with incumbent Husted on the issue of ICE and the preferred fate of Secretary Noem. Brown's emphatic "fire Noem" is more in line with Ohio's public opinion than Husted's deference to all things Trump — including Trump's racist attack on the Haitian-American community in Springfield.
The Ohio Capital Journal covered Brown's call to extend protections for Haitian immigrants: "Ohio senators, governor respond to calls from Brown to extend protections for Haitians." Again, Brown leads with social ethics rather than causing more pain for neighbors.
A must-read: Senator Brown's book Desk 88, Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America. Each senator, "reminiscent of middle school," he writes, carves their name in one of the desk's drawers. Brown wrote the history of the Senate from the perspective of the senators who sat where he sat — Black of Alabama, Gore of Tennessee, McGovern of North Dakota, Ribicoff of Connecticut, Robert Kennedy. Sherrod asked Teddy whose desk Teddy got — Jack's, of course.
The Race
Because this race is to fill the unexpired years of Vance's term, whoever wins will have to run again in 2028. Brown has already outraised his incumbent opponent. An Emerson College poll (Dec 6–8, 2025) shows Brown gaining while Husted, DeWine, Trump, and Vance all show declining approvals. David Pepper (former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party) writes on winning in Ohio.
- Primary date: May 5, 2026
The Opponent
This is the seat that JD Vance abandoned to join Crime Family Trump. Governor Mike DeWine appointed failed gubernatorial candidate John Husted. American Bridge reporting: on Husted's appointment and on his healthcare votes. Ohio Democrats document Husted's name appearing 21 times on the first day of the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history.
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