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Sherrod Brown

DemocraticU.S. SenateOhio

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Ohio US Senate Special General
The race: Everyone running for Ohio U.S. Senate · Compare Brown with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Holding Health Insurance Companies Accountable
Bringing down prescription drug costs
Making Data Centers Pay
Capping utility rate increases
Banning Congressional Stock Trading and Lobbying
Read them in their words
Money: $68.4M raised, $64M spent, $4.5M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 39% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 38% from Ohio · largest committee giver ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC, $23K
Outside groups: $6.5M supporting, $109.9M opposing Brown
Polling: 46.6% in the latest poll (Suffolk University) · leads Jon Husted by 2.8 points on average. The polls

Their wordsWhat does Brown say they will do?

5 priorities from sherrodbrown.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

5 priorities · 5 quoted statements

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$68.4M

$68,409,200

Spent

$64M

$63,956,397

Cash on hand

$4.5M

$4,452,803

FEC filings, Aug 11, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00916288

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

93¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 7 reports ($64M of $68.4M). Cash on hand went from $5.9M on Sep 30, 2025 to $4.5M on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025	$7,022,464	$1,076,575	$5,945,889
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$7,333,987	$3,380,234	$9,899,642
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$10,114,957	$3,500,138	$16,514,461
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Apr 15, 2026	$1,508,560	$994,380	$17,028,642
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$12,586,266	$13,385,167	$16,229,741
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$23,120,586	$34,488,875	$4,861,452
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$6,722,380	$7,131,029	$4,452,803

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $68,409,200 reported receipts

Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$35,423,80152%

Largest donors

Maragret Steffel4 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · DELAWARE, OH$40,230
Steven Mason3 contributions, latest May 13, 2026 · CENTERVILLE, OH$28,000
Jonathan Blum7 contributions, latest May 6, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · AKRON, OH$26,000
Rory Gates5 contributions, latest Mar 8, 2026 · WASHINGTON, DC$21,000
Joseph W. Kaempfer Jr.4 contributions, latest Nov 20, 2025 · MCLEAN, VA$21,000
Barbara Marcin5 contributions, latest Mar 31, 2026 · NEW YORK, NY$21,000
Janice L. Steinbrenner22 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · WOOSTER, OH$20,000
John M. Krogness3 contributions, latest Dec 5, 2025 · CLEVELAND, OH$18,000
Nancy Shor5 contributions, latest May 28, 2026 · NEW YORK, NY$18,000

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Ohio home59,028 contributions · 38%		$6,788,747
California14,225 contributions · 12%		$2,158,196
New York6,640 contributions · 8.3%		$1,478,679
Massachusetts4,499 contributions · 5.9%		$1,055,748
Illinois2,933 contributions · 3.3%		$581,083
Maryland2,997 contributions · 2.9%		$519,383
District of Columbia1,503 contributions · 2.6%		$460,958
Texas2,974 contributions · 2.3%		$412,562

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Ohio home59,028 contributions · 38%

$6,788,747

California14,225 contributions · 12%

$2,158,196

New York6,640 contributions · 8.3%

$1,478,679

Massachusetts4,499 contributions · 5.9%

$1,055,748

Illinois2,933 contributions · 3.3%

$581,083

Maryland2,997 contributions · 2.9%

$519,383

District of Columbia1,503 contributions · 2.6%

$460,958

Texas2,974 contributions · 2.3%

$412,562

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 107,073 contributions · 82% of ranked		$11,926,442
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 6,607 contributions · 8.5% of ranked		$1,244,545
Ohio State University212 contributions · 0.3% of ranked		$44,208
Cleveland Clinic178 contributions · 0.2% of ranked		$34,433
Clifford LAW Offices6 contributions · 0.1% of ranked		$18,500
Case Western Reserve University84 contributions · 0.1% of ranked		$16,119
University Of Cincinnati109 contributions · 0.1% of ranked		$15,124
Centerview Partners4 contributions · <0.1% of ranked		$14,000

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 107,073 contributions · 82% of ranked

$11,926,442

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 6,607 contributions · 8.5% of ranked

$1,244,545

Ohio State University212 contributions · 0.3% of ranked

$44,208

Cleveland Clinic178 contributions · 0.2% of ranked

$34,433

Clifford LAW Offices6 contributions · 0.1% of ranked

$18,500

Case Western Reserve University84 contributions · 0.1% of ranked

$16,119

University Of Cincinnati109 contributions · 0.1% of ranked

$15,124

Centerview Partners4 contributions · <0.1% of ranked

$14,000

Name		Amount
Grassroots Media12 payments · 16% of all spending		$10,117,102
Mission Wired120 payments · 9.1% of all spending		$5,819,952
Wavelength Strategy LLC13 payments · 6.2% of all spending		$3,968,579
Gusto98 payments · 4.3% of all spending		$2,752,410
RWT Production, LLC33 payments · 2.4% of all spending		$1,558,690
ActBlue Technical Services74 payments · 1.7% of all spending		$1,104,829
American Express13 payments · 1.6% of all spending		$1,026,722
United Health Care9 payments · 0.5% of all spending		$297,310

Occupation as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 94,782 contributions · 56% of ranked		$9,288,029
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 12,354 contributions · 16% of ranked		$2,612,053
Attorney3,105 contributions · 6.3% of ranked		$1,044,500
Physician1,325 contributions · 1.8% of ranked		$303,091
Consultant801 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$220,032
Professor1,128 contributions · 1.2% of ranked		$192,576
Executive190 contributions · 0.7% of ranked		$123,089
CEO200 contributions · 0.7% of ranked		$118,410

Sherrod Brown

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Brown say they will do?

1Priority 1: Holding Health Insurance Companies Accountable 1 statement

2Priority 2: Bringing down prescription drug costs 1 statement

3Priority 3: Making Data Centers Pay 1 statement

4Priority 4: Capping utility rate increases 1 statement

5Priority 5: Banning Congressional Stock Trading and Lobbying 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $68,409,200 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Brown’s campaign say backs them?

BallotWhen is Brown on the ballot?

PollsWhat do public polls of the OH Senate race show?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 1 page

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Committees that gave

Where the donors live $17,824,650 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $296,339,568 across this race

What the payments were for $29,176,500 itemized

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