Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio announced Monday he is launching a comeback bid, giving Democrats a boost in their long-shot campaign to win back control of the Senate.
With no serious primary competition, Brown’s announcement effectively kicks off a nearly 15-month general election face-off against Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican appointed earlier this year by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to fill the seat vacated by JD Vance when he became vice president.
“For the past eight months, all they’ve done is made things worse for Ohioans, handing over your hard-earned money to corporations and to billionaires,” Brown said in a campaign launch video. “Their reckless tariffs and economic chaos are increasing prices and threatening the survival of small businesses all across our state.”
Brown, 72, was heavily courted by Democrats who saw him as their only hope to flip a Senate seat in an increasingly out-of-reach red state.
