COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sherrod Brown announced Monday morning he plans to run again for U.S. Senate — and soon.

In a campaign ad released on Brown's social media, the 17-year Senate veteran said he hadn't planned to run for his seat again after losing in the 2024 election to Bernie Moreno , a Cleveland businessman who had Donald Trump's backing.

The 2024 race was the most expensive Senate contest that cycle . The campaigns, parties and outside groups spent more than $400 million on campaign ads, according to the campaign ad tracking firm AdImpact.

"Standing up for workers. Treating everyone with dignity and respect. Working as hard as possible for the people of Ohio," reads Brown's campaign announcement. "I've tried to live my life by those principles. But these days that's not what's hap

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