Sherrod Brown
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Sherrod Brown (born November 9, 1952), of Lorain, Ohio, is an American politician who serves as a U.S. representative from the Democratic party, representing the 13th congressional district of Ohio (map (http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/oh13_109.gif)).
Brown was born in Mansfield, Ohio. He received a bachelor of arts degree in Russian studies from Yale University (New Haven, Conn.), in 1974 and a master of arts degree in education and public administration from Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) in 1981. He taught at the Mansfield branch campus of Ohio State University from 1979 to 1981.
Brown served as an Ohio state representative from 1975 to 1982. He was one of the youngest state representatives in Ohio history, and supposedly, shortly after taking office, he was mistaken for an intern and asked to fetch coffee by a staffer. In 1982, he defeated Republican Virgil E. Brown in the election for the office of Ohio Secretary of State, replacing Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.. In 1986, Brown won re-election as secretary of state, defeating Vincent C. Campanella. In 1990, Brown lost when trying for a third term as secretary of state to Republican Robert A. Taft II.
In 1992, Brown ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and won. He began serving in 1993 (103rd Congress).
Brown was an Ohio delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention. Brown was an unpledged delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.
Brown is the ranking minority member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee. He also serves on the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. A member of the House International Relations Committee, he also serves on the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Brown – relatively young and telegenic – is considered one the stars of the Ohio Democratic Party. A kind of "Mario Cuomo" of the Ohio Democrats, he is perennially considered to be a potential candidate for statewide office, but has so far refrained from making a try at the governorship or a U.S. senate seat. In 2001, when the Republican-controlled legislature threatened to gerrymander him out of office, Brown threatened to run for governor in 2002. The Republicans backed down, preserving Brown's majority Democratic district and Brown stayed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Although often sought after as a candidate for higher office, Brown has not shown concrete interest in taking up his party's banner.
Brown's wife, Connie Schultz, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for Cleveland's Plain Dealer newspaper. Brown's daughter Emily works for the Service Employees International Union. His daughter Elizabeth is a college student. His stepdaughter Caitlin is a high school student in Ohio. His stepson Andrew Gard is a doctoral student at Ohio State University.
Brown is the author of the books Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority and Myths of Free Trade.
See also:
- Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 13th District
- List of United States Representatives from Ohio
- Election Results, Ohio Secretary of State
- Ohio Secretary of State
External link
- Official site (http://www.house.gov/sherrodbrown/)
| Preceded by: Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. | Ohio Secretary of State 1983-1991 | Succeeded by: Bob Taft |
| Preceded by: Don Pease | U.S. Representative from Ohio's 13th Congressional District 1993- | Succeeded by: Incumbent |