Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Announces 2026 Senate Bid, Targeting Trump-Era Economic Policies. Brown, citing "reckless tariffs and economic chaos," aims to reclaim his Senate seat, challenging the GOP's economic agenda and fighting for Ohio workers. His campaign focuses on economic fairness and protecting Ohioans from corporate greed
“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 a video posted online, citing the GOP’s massive law that slashed Medicaid to finance tax cuts for the wealthy.
Standing up for workers. Treating everyone with dignity and respect. Working as hard as possible for the people of Ohio.
I’ve tried to live my life by those principles. But these days that’s not what’s happening in Washington—so I’m running for Senate. pic.twitter.com/RukX9yxTQi
The 72-year-old Ohio Democrat lost to Republican businessman Bernie Moreno in a hard-fought election last year after serving three terms in the Senate. Like other Democratic candidates, he’s now hoping that an anti-Trump backlash will help send him back to Washington.
“For the past eight months, all they’ve done is make things worse for Ohioans, handing over your hard-earned money to corporations and to billionaires,” Brown said in the video.
Senate Democrats are facing a challenging map next year, but Brown’s entrance into the race, as well as former Gov. Roy Cooper announcing a Senate bid in North Carolina, increases their odds of retaking the majority next year.
Still, Republicans have an advantage in a red state like Ohio, where Trump is popular. The Senate Leadership Fund, the main Senate GOP super PAC, attacked Brown as a “career politician” who is “too extreme” for the Buckeye State.
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