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Yahoo
14 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Sherrod Brown launches Senate comeback bid
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) launched a comeback Senate bid against Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) on Monday, giving Democrats a boost in the Buckeye State. 'I didn't plan to run for office again, but when I see what's going on, I know I can do something about it for Ohio,' Brown said in his launch video. 'That's why I'm running for Senate. Because even in these challenging times I still believe if you stand up for workers, treat people with respect and always fight for Ohio, you can actually make a difference,' he added. Brown was expected to announce a campaign against Husted, who was appointed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to replace JD Vance after he became vice president. Brown most recently lost reelection in November against Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) by roughly 3.5 points. Brown, who served three terms in the Senate, stands to benefit from a midterm election cycle, when President Trump's name will not be on the ballot and Republicans are likely to face the traditional headwinds associated with the sitting president's party in midterm elections. 'No one fights harder for Ohio than Sherrod Brown. From securing Ohioans' retirement and Social Security benefits to cracking down on fentanyl from China and Mexico, Sherrod will always do what's right for Ohioans,' said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), chair of the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, in a statement. 'In the Senate, Sherrod will stand up to the chaos, recklessness and rising prices hurting working families and make sure Ohioans have the champion they deserve,' they added. At the same time, Brown's Senate comeback bid will test whether the Ohio Democrat, who's outperformed Democrats in the Buckeye State, will be able to overcome the state's political leanings as it's trended toward the GOP. Senate Republicans expressed confidence that voters would reject Brown a second time ahead of 2026 and rolled out a new ad on Monday saying the Ohio Democrat 'fought for the far left, not Ohio' while in Washington. 'Ohioans just rejected Sherrod Brown's radical agenda of allowing biological men to compete in women's sports, fueling mass illegal immigration, and failing to protect Ohio's good-paying manufacturing jobs,' Nick Puglia, a spokesman for the Senate Republicans' campaign arm. 'If Brown wins his primary, we remain confident voters will reject him again in 2026.' Updated at 8:19 a.m. EDT. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Cook Political Report shifts Ohio Senate race after Sherrod Brown entrance
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved its rating of Ohio's Senate race from likely Republican to lean Republican following former Sen. Sherrod Brown's (D-Ohio) entrance into next year's Senate race. The former senator launched his comeback Senate bid Monday, pitting himself against incumbent Sen. John Husted (R). Husted was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) earlier this year after Vice President Vance vacated the seat to join the Trump administration. Brown, who served three terms in the Senate, lost reelection in November to Sen. Bernie Moreno (R) by roughly 3.5 percentage points. He was the last statewide elected Democrat in Ohio. 'Brown's entrance certainly puts the Ohio Senate special election on the competitive map, and it's doubtful that any other Democrat would have made this a real race,' wrote Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors editor at the Cook Political Report. 'But Husted still starts as a slight favorite in a state that's been moving toward the right. We are shifting our rating from Likely to Lean Republican.' Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) struck an optimistic tone in her statement following Brown's campaign launch, citing his record on Social Security, the opioid epidemic, and other issues impacting the working class. 'In the Senate, Sherrod will stand up to the chaos, recklessness and rising prices hurting working families and make sure Ohioans have the champion they deserve,' Gillibrand said. The National Republican Senatorial Committee ripped Brown as a 'sellout' and 'radical' in its own statement responding to news of his run. 'Rather than standing up for Ohio, he spent his time in office fighting for the left,' the statement read. 'He backed higher taxes, sold out union workers, supported open borders, & even pushed sex-change surgeries for kids. Ohio deserves better.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
E&E News
18 hours ago
- Business
- E&E News
Sherrod Brown launches Senate comeback bid
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio announced Monday he is launching a comeback bid, giving Democrats a boost in their long-shot campaign to win back control of the Senate. With no serious primary competition, Brown's announcement effectively kicks off a nearly 15-month general election face-off against Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican appointed earlier this year by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to fill the seat vacated by JD Vance when he became vice president. 'For the past eight months, all they've done is made things worse for Ohioans, handing over your hard-earned money to corporations and to billionaires,' Brown said in a campaign launch video. 'Their reckless tariffs and economic chaos are increasing prices and threatening the survival of small businesses all across our state.' Advertisement Brown, 72, was heavily courted by Democrats who saw him as their only hope to flip a Senate seat in an increasingly out-of-reach red state.
UPI
21 hours ago
- Politics
- UPI
Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown launches comeback run
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, announced a bid to return to the Senate. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, announced Monday he is running for Senate again following his re-election loss last November. "I didn't plan to run for office again," Brown said in a video posted to social media. "But when I see what's going on, I know I can do something about it for Ohio." Brown further said that since January, those holding office on the federal level have made things worse for Ohioans, calling out tariffs and increases in drug prices for seniors. He also said that the federal budget bill passed in July will lead to 490,000 Ohioans losing their health coverage. "Every day, I hear from Ohioans who know the system's rigged," he said in a separate post. "Washington's raising prices and cutting health care to benefit wealthy donors and corporate special interest while workers foot the bill." "I can't just stay on the sidelines if I can do something about it for Ohio," he added. "You're the one who rigged the system," Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, posted to X Monday. Moreno defeated Brown last November as Brown ran for a fourth term in the Senate. "Go away." "He's a loser that can't get a job," Moreno wrote in a different post, commenting on Brown's election announcement video. Brown will run against Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who was appointed by Ohio's Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to replace JD Vance after he became vice president. "No one fights harder for Ohio than Sherrod Brown," the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, or DSCC, posted Monday on X. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, or NRSC, also commented on Brown's announcement Monday. "Rather than standing up for Ohio, he spent his time in office fighting for the left," the NRSC alleged on X. "He backed higher taxes, sold out union workers, supported open borders, [and] even pushed sex-change surgeries for kids." It was widely believed that Brown would be running for governor of Ohio, but was lobbied by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to instead take on Husted as Democrats will battle to take back control of the Senate in next year's midterm elections. Democrats would need to add four seats and maintain what they already have to overcome the current 53-47 GOP majority.
Epoch Times
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Democrat Sherrod Brown Launches Senate Comeback Bid Against Republican Jon Husted
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has launched a comeback bid to reclaim a seat in the chamber, announcing a challenge against Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) in what could be one of the nation's most closely watched races of 2026. Brown announced his campaign in an Aug. 18 video, saying he didn't plan on running for office again but was moved to do so in response to developments in Washington that he says don't serve the best interests of Ohioans.
