WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio said on Monday he would try to return to the U.S. Senate seat in next year’s midterm elections, a development that could bolster his party’s chances of winning back control of the chamber.

Brown, 72, said U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and health-care cuts prompted him to return to politics.

“I didn’t plan to run for office again. But when I see what’s going on, I know I can do something about it for Ohio,” Brown said in a video posted to social media.

Brown served for 18 years in the Senate before he lost 50.1%-46.5% to Republican Bernie Moreno last November. He built a reputation as a champion for blue-collar workers in Ohio, an industrial state that has lost jobs to globalization. The state, once a political battleground, ha

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