Jon Husted vs. Sherrod Brown

U.S. Senate · Ohio · November 3, 2026

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Jon Husted

Republican · Incumbent

Campaign promises & positions (2026 race)

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  • Promise Economy & Poverty

    “The Upward Mobility Act -- eliminating the federal "poverty trap" that discourages low-income Americans from earning more.”

    WCPO Cincinnati · 2026-08-01 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

  • Promise Economy/Working families

    “My focus is on delivering for Ohio's working families. That won't change in this campaign, and it won't change in my next term.”

    Fox News · 2025-12-12 ·

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  • Position Energy & Infrastructure

    “Local communities should decide independently on data centers with no federal involvement; companies should fund their own infrastructure and utilities rather than passing costs to ratepayers.”

    WCPO Cincinnati · 2026-08-01 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

  • Promise Fiscal Policy

    “Restoring fiscal sanity through a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget.”

    WCPO Cincinnati · 2026-08-01 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

  • Position Immigration/Border security

    “We cannot go back to the Biden administration's dangerous policies of open borders and high crime. This framework is a step toward protecting our communities, keeping the border secure and getting a deal to fully fund DHS.”

    Senator Jon Husted official press release · 2026-04-23

  • Position Trade/Tariffs

    “Tariffs are an interesting challenge. I'm typically not in favor of anything that would be a tax or a tariff or something like that.”

    News 5 Cleveland · 2025-12-18 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

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Sherrod Brown

Democratic · Not an incumbent

Campaign promises & positions (2026 race)

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  • Position Economy/Labor ('Dignity of Work')

    “There's not one senator of the 100 on the Senate floor that is fighting for Ohio workers. Zero.”

    StateNews (Ohio Public Radio/NPR affiliate) · 2025-08-18 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

  • Position Energy/Economy

    “On rising electricity costs tied to data-center construction: tech companies need to eat all the increased costs -- not small businesses, not customers.”

    WFMJ (Youngstown) · 2026-01-22 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

  • Position Healthcare

    “Opposed the Trump-backed spending/tax bill, citing an estimate that 490,000 Ohioans would lose health insurance coverage and warning of rural hospital closures.”

    StateNews · 2025-08-18 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

  • Position Trade/Tariffs

    “Said President Trump's use of import tariffs, particularly against Canada, has been reckless and that Congress should stop them.”

    WFMJ (Youngstown) · 2026-01-22 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated

  • Position Trump Impeachment

    “I can't speak for everybody else, but I would not support an impeachment of Trump. There's just simply no reason for that, no matter what happens in the midterms”

    Fox News · 2026-10-13 ·

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