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Sherrod Brown has served in political office for 48 of the past 50 years.

The Democratic former U.S. senator lost to Republican Bernie Moreno in November in the most expensive non-presidential campaign in U.S. history. His career spans from state legislator from Mansfield to Ohio secretary of state to U.S. representative, and then 18 years in the Senate, with a throughline of championing working-class issues.

Now he’s taking on Jon Husted, the Republican lieutenant governor-turned-senator running in 2026. That’s big political news nationwide.

— Laura

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