Sherrod (Sherrod) C. Brown (D)
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Capitol: 202.224.3353
FAX: 202.228.1382
District: 216.522.7095
Senator
Room 713 HSOB- Hart Senate Office Building Constitution Avenue and 2nd Street, NE
Washington, DC 20510-3505

Residence: Avon, OH
Elected: 2006    Next Election: 2018
Spouse: Connie Schultz   DOB: 11/9/1952
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSenate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
ChairmanJoint Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Co-ChairNortheast-Midwest Senate Coalition
FC MemberSenate Friends of Scotland Caucus
FC MemberSenate National Service Caucus
ChairmanSenate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
FC MemberSenate Bike Caucus
FC MemberSenate Nuclear Waste Cleanup Caucus
FC MemberSenate Manufacturing Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
FC MemberMidwest High Speed Rail Congressional Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
MemberSenate Select Committee on Ethics
FC MemberBicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
FC MemberSenate Working Group on Malaria
FC MemberCongressional Taiwan Caucus
FC MemberSenate General Aviation Caucus
FC MemberSenate Taiwan Caucus
FC MemberSenate Cultural Caucus
FC MemberSenate Cancer Coalition
MemberSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
FC MemberSenate Social Security Caucus
MemberSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
MemberSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
FC MemberSenate National Guard Caucus
FC MemberSenate Impact Aid Coalition
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade, and Risk Management
FC MemberSenate Diabetes Caucus
FC MemberSenate Rural Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
FC MemberGreat Lakes Task Force
MemberSenate Committee on Finance
FC MemberCongressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
FC MemberCoalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC MemberCongressional Vision Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Internet Caucus
FC MemberAir Force Caucus
FC MemberUSO Congressional Caucus

Bio

Since January of 2007, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown – a leading progressive in the Senate – has held more than 150 community roundtables across Ohio’s 88 counties with local leaders and business owners, entrepreneurs and educators, and workers and families to find ways to rebuild our economy. Recently described as “Congress’ leading proponent of American manufacturing,” Brown is working with the Obama Administration on the creation of a national manufacturing policy that would invest in manufacturing innovation, strengthen our component supply chain, connect workers with emerging industries, and ensure our trade policies reflect our national interests. He is also working with Ohio’s universities, entrepreneurs, and community leaders to help utilize Ohio’s natural resources to create new jobs in new industries and make Ohio a national leader in clean energy manufacturing. And as a long-time advocate for fair trade, Senator Brown is fighting to ensure our trade practices promote our workers and industries while creating jobs and expanding markets for businesses. A tireless advocate for our nation’s middle class families, Sherrod Brown helped pass historic health insurance reform that will reduce private insurance premiums and provide more insurance options so that Americans can access affordable coverage. This new law will also provide strong consumer protections that will prevent insurers from discriminating against consumers based on age or pre-existing health conditions or placing limits on the amount of care consumers receive each year. For the last two years, Senator Brown has also convened a one-of-its-kind Ohio College Presidents Conference in Washington to discuss ways to leverage federal resources to promote higher education and job training in Ohio. Brown is just the sixth Ohio Senator in history to sit on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee where he will ensure Ohio receives its fair share of federal resources and investments. He also sits on the Senate Banking Committee, and is Chairman of its Subcommittee on Economic Policy, where he played an instrumental role in passing historic Wall Street reform legislation. From his position on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Brown is a staunch supporter of providing comprehensive benefits to our nation’s veterans, even as an early and outspoken opponent of the Iraq War. Brown is also the first Ohio Senator in 40 years to sit on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee where he serves as Chairman of its Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms. Prior to serving in the United States Senate, Brown served seven terms as a United States Congressman for the 13th District, two terms as Ohio’s Secretary of State, and has taught in Ohio’s public schools and at Ohio State University. He is married to Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist Connie Schultz. They reside in Avon, Ohio, and have three daughters, a son, and a grandson all of whom make Ohio their home.