Sherrod Brown
Junior Senator from Ohio
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2007 Serving with George Voinovich
Preceded by	Mike DeWine
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district
In office January 5, 1993 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Don Pease
Succeeded by	Betty Sutton
Born	November 9, 1952 (1952-11-09) (age 55) Mansfield, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Connie Schultz
Alma mater	Yale University
Religion	Lutheran

Sherrod Campbell Brown (born November 9, 1952) is the junior United States Senator from the state of Ohio, and a member of the Democratic Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. George Victor Voinovich (born July 15, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from the state of Ohio, and a member Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is a former Republican senator from Ohio The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Betty Sutton, who defeated Republican Craig L Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Donald J (Don Pease ( September 26, 1932 – July 28, 2002) served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives Betty Sue Sutton (born July 31, 1963) is a politician from Ohio. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mansfield is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Richland County. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Connie Schultz (born July 21, 1957) of Avon Ohio, is a nationally syndicated Columnist based at The Plain Dealer Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago Illinois. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Before his election to the Senate in 2006, Brown served as a member of the House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district and as Ohio's Secretary of State. The Ohio Senate election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Betty Sutton, who defeated Republican Craig L The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing elections in the State of Ohio.

Early life

Brown was born in Mansfield, Ohio to Emily Campbell and Charles Gailey Brown, M. Mansfield is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Richland County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads D. ^[1] He became an Eagle Scout in 1967. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian studies from Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) in 1974. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. At Yale, he was in Davenport College, the same residential college as U. Davenport College (colloquially often referred to as D'port) is one of the twelve Residential colleges of Yale University. A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a University that places academic activity in a Community setting of students and faculty usually S. Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. He went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in education and public administration from The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) in 1981. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. He taught at the Mansfield branch campus of Ohio State University from 1979 to 1981.

Career in politics

State politics

Brown served as an Ohio state representative from 1974 to 1982. He was one of the youngest state representatives in Ohio history, and supposedly, shortly after taking office, he was mistaken for an intern and asked to fetch coffee by a staffer. In 1982, he won a four-way Democratic primary that included Dennis Kucinich, now a Cleveland Congressman, then defeated Republican Virgil Brown in the general election for the office of Ohio Secretary of State, succeeding Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.. Dennis John Kucinich (kuˈsɪnɪtʃ (born October 8[[ 946]] is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was a candidate for The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing elections in the State of Ohio. Anthony Joseph "Tony" Celebrezze Jr (1941&ndash July 4, 2003) was an American politician of the Democratic party. In 1986, Brown won re-election as secretary of state, defeating Vincent C. Campanella. In 1990, Brown lost when trying for a third term as secretary of state to Republican Bob Taft. This article is about the man who was governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007

U. S. House of Representatives

In 1992, Brown won the Democratic primary for Ohio's 13th district, located in the western and southern suburbs of Cleveland, after eight-term incumbent Don Pease announced his retirement. The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Betty Sutton, who defeated Republican Craig L Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Donald J (Don Pease ( September 26, 1932 – July 28, 2002) served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives The Democratic-leaning district gave him an easy win over the little known Republican Margaret R. Mueller. He was re-elected six times, never facing substantive opposition with the exception of during the Republican landslide of 1994. The term can also refer to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution that led to the establishment of the Republic of China.

Brown was the ranking minority member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee. He also served on the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. As a member of the House International Relations Committee, he also served on the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. He was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC is the single largest partisan caucus in the United States House of Representatives, and works together to advance

In 2001, the Republican-controlled legislature threatened to draw Brown's district out from under him. Brown threatened to run for governor in 2002 against incumbent Bob Taft. This article is about the man who was governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007 The Republicans backed down, and in fact made his district even more heavily Democratic by adding most of Akron and drawing out Geauga and Portage counties. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Geauga County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Portage County is a County located in the US state of Ohio. As of 2000 the population was 152061

In 2005, Brown led the Democratic effort to block the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). For many months, Brown worked as whip on the issue, securing Democratic "nay" votes and seeking Republican allies. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature After several delays, the House of Representatives finally voted on CAFTA after midnight on July 28, 2005. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republican leadership kept the roll call open well past the 15 minute standard, and the House approved CAFTA by a vote of 217 to 215. Roll call is the calling of the names of people from a list ( Roll) to determine the presence or absence of the listed people (also known as a register in countries such as the CAFTA effectively passed by one vote — a tie would have resulted in a defeat.

Brown cited this stinging outcome as the impetus for the next stage of his career: running for the U. S. Senate.

2006 Senate campaign

Main article: Ohio United States Senate election, 2006

In August 2005, Brown announced he would not run for the United States Senate seat held by Republican Mike DeWine. The Ohio Senate election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is a former Republican senator from Ohio ^[2] In October, however, Brown reconsidered his decision to enter the ring. ^[3] This announcement came shortly after Democrat Paul Hackett also stated that he would soon announce his candidacy. Paul Lewis Hackett III (born March 30 1962 is a lawyer and veteran of the Iraq War who unsuccessfully sought election to the United States Congress from the

On February 13, 2006, Hackett withdrew from the race, all but ensuring that Brown would win the Democratic nomination. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In the May 2 primary, Brown won 78. 05% of the Democratic vote. His opponent, Merrill Samuel Keiser, Jr. , received 21. 95% of the vote. ^[4]

In the middle of his Senate campaign in April 2006 Brown, along with John Conyers, brought an action against George W. John Conyers Jr (born May 16, 1929) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan's 14th congressional district Bush and others alleging violations of the Constitution in the passing of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ( is a United States budget Act of Congress. ^[5] The case (Conyers v. Bush) was ultimately dismissed for 'lack of standing'. Honorable John Conyers Jr et al v George W Bush et al, No 206-CV-11972 2006 WL 3834224 ( E ^[6]

On November 7, 2006, Brown faced two-term incumbent senator DeWine in the general election. By 2:17 A. M. on November 8, most major television networks had declared Brown the winner against DeWine. Brown won the seat with 56% of the vote to DeWine's 44%. [1]

Subject of negative campaigning

One of DeWine's ads, aired in October 2006, suggests that opponent Sherrod Brown did not pay an unemployment tax bill for 13 years. This claim led to the Associated Press reporting on October 19, 2006 that, "Several Ohio television stations have stopped airing a Republican ad because state documents contradict the ad's accusation that Democratic U. S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown didn't pay an unemployment tax bill for 13 years. " Brown has produced a commercial citing these facts. [2] Citing a clerical error, Brown actually paid the $1,700 bill, which was due in 1993, in April 1994. However, this clerical error made it appear as if he had not paid this bill. [3]

On Issues

Iraq War

Sherrod Brown has been consistently against the war in Iraq since taking office in 2006. He voted against the $87 billion war budgetary supplement. He also voted for redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. ^[7]

Gay Rights

Sherrod Brown is a strong advocate of LGBT rights. He opposed an amendment to Ohio's constitution that banned same sex marriage, voted against prohibiting gay adoptions in Washington DC, and received a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign. ^{[8] [9]}

Health Care

In 2007 Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) sponsored an amendment to the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007. Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12 1956) is the senior United States Senator from the U President George W. Bush signed the bill in September 2007. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The amendment created a prize as an incentive for companies to invest in new drugs and vaccines for neglected tropical diseases. It awards a transferable “Priority Review Voucher” to any company that obtains approval for a treatment for a neglected tropical disease. The priority review voucher is a prize awarded to the developer of a treatment for Neglected Diseases. This provision adds to the market based incentives available for the development of new medicines for developing world diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and African sleeping sickness.

The prize was proposed by Duke University faculty Henry Grabowski, Jeffrey Moe, and David Ridley in their 2006 Health Affairs paper: "Developing Drugs for Developing Countries. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. "^[10]

Family

Brown's wife, Connie Schultz, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at Cleveland's Plain Dealer newspaper. Connie Schultz (born July 21, 1957) of Avon Ohio, is a nationally syndicated Columnist based at The Plain Dealer The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Plain Dealer is the major daily Newspaper of Cleveland Ohio. [4] Brown's daughter Emily works for the Service Employees International Union. Service Employees International Union ( SEIU) is a labor union representing more than 2 million workers In Florida a high-profile strike at the University of Miami His daughter Elizabeth is an editorial assistant at New York Magazine, and his stepdaughter Caitlin is a senior at John Carroll University. New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life culture politics and style of New York City. John Carroll University is a private co-educational Jesuit university in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. His stepson Andrew C. Gard is a doctoral student (Ph. D. , Mathematics) at The Ohio State University. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Brown and his family are Lutherans. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago Illinois. They reside in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio. Avon is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11446 at the 2000 census. Lorain County is a County located in the US state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland

Books authored

Brown is the author of two books:

• Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority ISBN 0-87338-630-2
• Myths of Free Trade: Why American Trade Policy Has Failed ISBN 1-56584-928-0

Committee Assignments

• Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation
  • Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support
• Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Economic Policy
  • Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development
  • Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance
• Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
  • Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging

Electoral history

See also

• Ohio United States Senate elections
• Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 13th District
• List of United States Representatives from Ohio

References

External links

• United States Senator Sherrod Brown official Senate site

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• SourceWatch Congresspedia — Sherrod Brown profile
• About.com — Sherrod Brown profile
• USA TODAY — Sherrod Brown profile
• Sherrod Brown for US Senate official campaign site
• Sherrod Brown's Blog at Huffington Post
• County map of 2006 Ohio Senate election results