Sherrod Brown

ON THE ISSUES

• Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant action Congress has ever taken to address climate change
• Helped Secure $30 million for environmental restoration projects around the Great Lakes
• Fought to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes to preserving streams, forests, and wildlife
• Earned a 94% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Toss up Senate race
• Former Senator of Ohio
• Flipping this critical seat will help take back a pro-environment, pro-democracy majority in the Senate so we can make further federal climate progress

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Sherrod Brown is running to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate. He formerly served Ohio in the Senate for three terms. Prior to the Senate, Sherrod Brown previously served as Ohio Secretary of State, in the U.S. House, and in the state House. Senator Brown has taken a leadership role on comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation that protects manufacturing jobs and the Great Lakes. In 2023, he helped write and pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) which helped fund $30 million dollars for restoration projects in communities around the Great Lakes.  In the 2018 Farm Bill, Brown secured provisions in the 2018 Farm bill from his Give Our Resources the Opportunity to Work (GROW) Act, which will better utilize existing federal conservation programs to protect waterways and expand access to quality farmland. In the Senate, Sherrod Brown will advocate for offshore wind development in Ohio. Sherrod Brown has earned a 94% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.