Senator Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown was raised in Mansfield, Ohio and attended the local public schools. The son of a small town doctor who made house calls and treated everyone regardless of their ability to pay, Sherrod has never forgotten where he comes from.

As a Congressman from the 13th District since 1992, he's earned a reputation as an independent voice for ordinary Ohioans and middle-class families - a man of principle who has made a career of standing up to special interests who have too much influence in Washington.

Because he understands that representing people is more important than partisan politics, he stood up to both Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican President George W. Bush to fight against the North American and Central American Free Trade Agreements.

Prior to serving in Congress, Sherrod served two terms as Ohio's Secretary of State and, in the early 1990s, he taught democracy and government in Poland as that nation was making the transition from Cold War Communism to thriving democracy. He's also taught in Ohio's public schools and at the Ohio State University.

Sherrod currently resides in Avon, Ohio with his wife Connie Schultz, a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Sherrod and Connie have three daughters and a son.