Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

SENATEDEMOCRAT1993–2025ID B000944

LegislationHEADLINE

96%with Dems

of 6,534 votes

Nominations

98%with Dems

of 1,689 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 8,223 · both combined

Steepest move

−8 pts

2021 → 2023

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓199319992005201120172023

2023–24118th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

91.5%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2021 → 2023, −8 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 21, 2024H.R. 10545A bill making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2024H.R. 82A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textA bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82To delay the repeal of the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions until additional changes are made to offset any negative impacts on the actuarial balance of the Social Security Trust Funds.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82In the nature of a substitute.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82To provide for automatic continuing resolutions.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82To adjust the normal and early retirement ages for Social Security benefits and increase the maximum age for delayed retirement credits.LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2024noneSerena Raquel Murillo, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 531 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance95.7% · 1,953 votes

Congress98.6% · 1,037 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 376 votes

Taxation99% · 287 votes

Health98.2% · 285 votes

International Affairs94.8% · 269 votes

Government Operations and Politics94.1% · 253 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement98.6% · 207 votes

Energy96.9% · 161 votes

Labor and Employment98.7% · 159 votes

Finance and Financial Sector95.2% · 146 votes

Transportation and Public Works93% · 142 votes

Education100% · 136 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 134 votes

Science, Technology, Communications98% · 98 votes

Agriculture and Food91.6% · 95 votes

Immigration94.7% · 94 votes

Law100% · 89 votes

Environmental Protection95.3% · 64 votes

Emergency Management92.1% · 63 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.9% · 59 votes

Commerce91.1% · 56 votes

Social Welfare100% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.5% · 32 votes

Housing and Community Development93.8% · 32 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 30 votes

Commemorations75% · 20 votes

Native Americans100% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes

Families— · 7 votes

Animals— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

16 Congresses

103rd · 1993110th · 2007118th · 2023

Democrat · House · OH103rd–109th

Democrat · Senate · OH110th–118th

Term datesexact

Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

SENATED1993–202516 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

96.5%with Democrats

of 6,534 votes · 3.5% with Republicans

Nominations98%of 1,689 votes

All contested97%of 8,223 · combined

Steepest move−8 pts2021→23, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932023

2023–24 · 118th · Democrat91.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 531 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance95.7% · 1,953

Congress98.6% · 1,037

Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 376

Taxation99% · 287

Health98.2% · 285

International Affairs94.8% · 269

Government Operations and Politics94.1% · 253

Crime and Law Enforcement98.6% · 207

Energy96.9% · 161

Labor and Employment98.7% · 159

Finance and Financial Sector95.2% · 146

Transportation and Public Works93% · 142

Education100% · 136

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 134

Science, Technology, Communications98% · 98

Agriculture and Food91.6% · 95

Immigration94.7% · 94

Law100% · 89

Environmental Protection95.3% · 64

Emergency Management92.1% · 63

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.9% · 59

Commerce91.1% · 56

Social Welfare100% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.5% · 32

Housing and Community Development93.8% · 32

Water Resources Development100% · 30

Commemorations75% · 20

Native Americans100% · 12

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9

Families— · 7

Animals— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

103rd · 1993118th · 2023

Democrat103rd–109th

Democrat110th–118th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th