Sherrod Campbell Brown (born November 9, 1952) is the junior United States Senator (United States Senate) from Ohio and a member of the Democratic Party (Democratic Party (United States)). Before his election to the U.S. Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohios 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. He previously served as Ohio Secretary of State (1983-1991) and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1974-1982).

Brown defeated two-term Republican (Republican Party (United States)) incumbent Mike DeWine in the 2006 U.S. Senate election (United States Senate election in Ohio, 2006). In the U.S. Senate, he is chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms (United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms) and the Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy (United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy), and is also a member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions), Committee on Veterans Affairs (United States Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs), and Select Committee on Ethics (United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics).