By: Marty Schladen

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is planning to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Husted next year for one of Ohio’s two seats in the Senate, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Tuesday . The race would surely take on a national profile as Democrats try to take control of a closely divided chamber and act as a counterweight to President Donald Trump.

The paper said that Ohio labor leaders have confirmed that Brown is getting into the race after losing Ohio’s other U.S. Senate seat in 2024, which he had held since 2007. Brown, 72, has maintained strong ties to organized labor.

Spokespeople for the Ohio Democratic Party and several others with ties to Brown couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, has traveled to Col

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