Sherrod Brown has spent 50 years in politics, was a state representative, Secretary of State for Ohio, a U.S. Congressman and a U.S. Senator, before losing his seat to Bernie Moreno in 2024.It’s a ride that most could only dream about. So, at 73, why is Brown trying to make a comeback into the political sphere?“I couldn’t sit on the sidelines when I saw what was happening. This country that I built my whole career on, fighting against this system where people see corporate executives making more money, profits are up, workers are more productive, working hard and more money is going out the door than coming out of the system. It’s even more rigged today, where the top 1% gets richer and richer. The billionaires are running this government,” Brown said.Brown said his loss to Moreno was humbling but he is determined to return to Congress as he goes up against Republican Sen. Jon Husted.“I learned that life can go either way for people, but what it’s really taught me is as I walk around and my wife and I moved to Columbus because of my grandkids, I walk around a grocery store, go to a movie, people come up and say, the system is still rigged and we’ve got to make this right. So that’s what I’m here for. To make a difference in people’s lives,” Brown said.Brown said the number one problem facing Ohio is affordability.“The number one problem is, people work harder than ever, they see more money going out the door and less coming in,” Brown said. “When I go to the grocery store, I see people who can’t put food on the table. They’re going through the checkout line and too many times they’ve got to take food back or just leave it there and put it back on the shelf.”Brown was in Clifton recently, meeting with six small business owners at Ludlow Wines. He said people like this are behind the economic eight ball.“Their lives are a lot harder today than they were a year ago, and they were harder a year ago then the year before that, in large part because of the unpredictability of the tariffs,” Brown said. “You’ve seen Jon Husted do nothing to fight back against those tariffs. They know that billionaires are getting tax cuts. They know Jon Husted voted for those tax cuts at the expense of seeing their health care prices go up. They know that’s just unfair and they don’t know what to do about it. My job is to help them find a way.”Brown also discussed an issue on the minds of many voters, immigration. He said the best policy is one that will require collaboration.“The system is clearly broken,” Brown said. “Congress has got to do this in a bipartisan way so that people that are on the path can get it. That’s what our country is, and that businesses can hire workers, so that these businesses can move forward too.”Outside of politics, Brown is a Cleveland Guardians fan and said he supports the Reds when they aren’t playing Cleveland. There are no speed bumps in the primary, which means a Senate Super Bowl between Brown and Husted is set for November.
Sherrod Brown has spent 50 years in politics, was a state representative, Secretary of State for Ohio, a U.S. Congressman and a U.S. Senator, before losing his seat to Bernie Moreno in 2024.
It’s a ride that most could only dream about. So, at 73, why is Brown trying to make a comeback into the political sphere?
“I couldn’t sit on the sidelines when I saw what was happening. This country that I built my whole career on, fighting against this system where people see corporate executives making more money, profits are up, workers are more productive, working hard and more money is going out the door than coming out of the system. It’s even more rigged today, where the top 1% gets richer and richer. The billionaires are running this government,” Brown said.
Brown said his loss to Moreno was humbling but he is determined to return to Congress as he goes up against Republican Sen. Jon Husted.
“I learned that life can go either way for people, but what it’s really taught me is as I walk around and my wife and I moved to Columbus because of my grandkids, I walk around a grocery store, go to a movie, people come up and say, the system is still rigged and we’ve got to make this right. So that’s what I’m here for. To make a difference in people’s lives,” Brown said.
Brown said the number one problem facing Ohio is affordability.
“The number one problem is, people work harder than ever, they see more money going out the door and less coming in,” Brown said. “When I go to the grocery store, I see people who can’t put food on the table. They’re going through the checkout line and too many times they’ve got to take food back or just leave it there and put it back on the shelf.”
Brown was in Clifton recently, meeting with six small business owners at Ludlow Wines. He said people like this are behind the economic eight ball.
“Their lives are a lot harder today than they were a year ago, and they were harder a year ago then the year before that, in large part because of the unpredictability of the tariffs,” Brown said. “You’ve seen Jon Husted do nothing to fight back against those tariffs. They know that billionaires are getting tax cuts. They know Jon Husted voted for those tax cuts at the expense of seeing their health care prices go up. They know that’s just unfair and they don’t know what to do about it. My job is to help them find a way.”
Brown also discussed an issue on the minds of many voters, immigration. He said the best policy is one that will require collaboration.
“The system is clearly broken,” Brown said. “Congress has got to do this in a bipartisan way so that people that are on the path can get it. That’s what our country is, and that businesses can hire workers, so that these businesses can move forward too.”
Outside of politics, Brown is a Cleveland Guardians fan and said he supports the Reds when they aren’t playing Cleveland.
There are no speed bumps in the primary, which means a Senate Super Bowl between Brown and Husted is set for November.