VOTE. 2026 SHAPING UP TO BE A HUGE ELECTION YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN OHIO. ONE OF THE BIG RACES, THE U.S. SENATE BATTLE BETWEEN SENATOR JON HUSTED AND FORMER SENATOR SHERROD BROWN. TODAY I WAS WITH BROWN IN CLIFTON AS HE HELD AN INTIMATE DISCUSSION WITH SIX SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AT LUDLOW WINES. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES THAT THEY’RE FACING RIGHT NOW. AFTERWARDS, I DID A ONE ON ONE WITH THE FORMER SENATOR BROWN. IT’S GOING TO RUN SOON ON BACK TO BACK NIGHTS WITH U.S. SENATOR JOHN HOUSTON.
Senate candidate Sherrod Brown hosts roundtable with small business owners
Next year is shaping up to be a massive election year in Ohio, with a gubernatorial race, as well as a U.S. Senate seat up for grabs.In that U.S. Senate battle, former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is expected to go up against current Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican.A U.S. Senator representing Ohio from 2007-24, Brown lost his re-election in 2024 to Republican Bernie Moreno, a Cleveland businessman and newcomer on the political scene, by about 3.5 percentage points.Now back on the campaign trail, Brown held a discussion with six small business owners on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton, discussing economic challenges those owners are facing.“I wasn’t going to run again, but the system is rigged against small businesses like yours and consumers and customers of this store and it’s gotten worse,” Brown said.According to Emerson College polling data released last week, Brown has picked up two percentage points, from 44% support in August to 46% in December. Husted, who held 50% of support from voters, still leads Brown, with 49% support.Five percent of voters remain undecided, according to those polls.
Next year is shaping up to be a massive election year in Ohio, with a gubernatorial race, as well as a U.S. Senate seat up for grabs.
In that U.S. Senate battle, former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is expected to go up against current Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican.
A U.S. Senator representing Ohio from 2007-24, Brown lost his re-election in 2024 to Republican Bernie Moreno, a Cleveland businessman and newcomer on the political scene, by about 3.5 percentage points.
Now back on the campaign trail, Brown held a discussion with six small business owners on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton, discussing economic challenges those owners are facing.
“I wasn’t going to run again, but the system is rigged against small businesses like yours and consumers and customers of this store and it’s gotten worse,” Brown said.
According to Emerson College polling data released last week, Brown has picked up two percentage points, from 44% support in August to 46% in December. Husted, who held 50% of support from voters, still leads Brown, with 49% support.
Five percent of voters remain undecided, according to those polls.