What party is Sherrod Brown?

Sherrod Brown is running as a Democrat.

Who is Sherrod Brown running against?

Jon Husted, for Ohio U.S. Senate (special election).

Should I vote for Sherrod Brown?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Sherrod Brown's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

Sherrod Brown

Democrat · Candidate for Ohio U.S. Senate (special election) · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). Senate roll-call votes, 118th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: strongly left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxes	Strongly left
Abortion	Strongly left
Climate & energy	Moderately left
Health care	Moderately left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $11M supporting and $167M opposing Sherrod Brown.

For
New American Jobs Fund · Environment / climate	$2.3M
AB PAC · Progressive advocacy	$2.3M
Cffe PAC · Progressive advocacy	$2.2M
Blackpac · Black community advocacy	$1.4M
Working America · Labor union	$571K
Workers Vote · Labor union	$514K
Against
SLF PAC · Republican Senate leadership super PAC	$79M
No Going Back PAC Inc. · Trump-aligned super PAC	$20M
Defend American Jobs · Crypto industry	$20M
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA Libre Action · Libertarian / free-market	$12M
75 PAC · Republican Senate leadership super PAC	$10M
Ohio Flyer PAC · Single-candidate super PAC (supports Jon Husted)	$8.3M

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Political parties: Ohio Democratic Party
Labor unions: Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Government Employees, Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters, Communications Workers of America, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers and 13 more
Organizations: End Citizens United, Giffords, Human Rights Campaign, Jewish Democratic Council of America, Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs, League of Conservation Voters and 5 more
Executive branch officials: Barack Obama
Newspapers: Akron Beacon Journal, The Columbus Dispatch

More about Sherrod Brown

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Also running

Jon Husted · Republican

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Quick answers

What party is Sherrod Brown?: Sherrod Brown is running as a Democrat.
Who is Sherrod Brown running against?: Jon Husted, for Ohio U.S. Senate (special election).
Is Sherrod Brown liberal or conservative?: On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Sherrod Brown is moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for Sherrod Brown?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Sherrod Brown's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

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