Sherrod Brown has always been a relentless fighter for the people of Ohio.
Born and raised in Mansfield, Sherrod saw firsthand how corporations lobbied for tax breaks and bad trade agreements that shipped Ohio jobs overseas. That’s why he’s always opposed unfair trade deals that hurt Ohio workers.
Sherrod lives in Columbus with his wife Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author. Sherrod and Connie drive Jeeps made by union workers in Toledo, and are blessed with a growing family, including three daughters, a son, eight grandchildren, and their beloved rescue dogs, Franklin and Walter.
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Husted was a defense witness in the largest corruption case in Ohio history.[34] In March 2026, he testified in the criminal trial of former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling related to the Ohio FirstEnergy bribery scandal.[35][36][37][38] Testifying remotely, Husted said he was present at a dinner meeting in 2018 with then governor-elect DeWine and two FirstEnergy executives who were later indicted in a $60 million bribery scheme to pass House Bill 6, which provided $500 million in state bailout funds for nuclear and coal power plants.[39]
In 2024, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported an email obtained through a public records request. The email indicated that in 2017 FirstEnergy had donated $1 million earmarked "Husted campaign" to Freedom Frontier, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that does not disclose its donors. A Husted spokesperson said that the campaign had not received the donation.[40]
The scandal led to a 20-year sentence for former Ohio House of Representatives speaker Larry Householder and charges for three others involved in bribery in 2021.[41][42] Husted's 2026 testimony was part of a related trial of FirstEnergy executives that resulted in a mistrial in March and is scheduled for retrial in September.[43]
Sherrod Brown is running against Jon Husted:
known for the Ohio FirstEnergy bribery case.
Husted was a defense witness in the largest corruption case in Ohio history.[34] In March 2026, he testified in the criminal trial of former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling related to the Ohio FirstEnergy bribery scandal.[35][36][37][38] Testifying remotely, Husted said he was present at a dinner meeting in 2018 with then governor-elect DeWine and two FirstEnergy executives who were later indicted in a $60 million bribery scheme to pass House Bill 6, which provided $500 million in state bailout funds for nuclear and coal power plants.[39]
In 2024, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported an email obtained through a public records request. The email indicated that in 2017 FirstEnergy had donated $1 million earmarked "Husted campaign" to Freedom Frontier, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that does not disclose its donors. A Husted spokesperson said that the campaign had not received the donation.[40]
The scandal led to a 20-year sentence for former Ohio House of Representatives speaker Larry Householder and charges for three others involved in bribery in 2021.[41][42] Husted's 2026 testimony was part of a related trial of FirstEnergy executives that resulted in a mistrial in March and is scheduled for retrial in September.[43]
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Ohio progressive group searched by FBI accuses Trump’s DOJ of intimidation.
The Justice Department investigation is focused on the group’s voter registration efforts, and is part of the administration’s ongoing effort to pursue False allegations of voter fraud.