Ohio U.S. Sen.-elect Sherrod Brown lays out priorities before his term begins

Ohio U.S. Sen.-elect Sherrod Brown lays out priorities before his term begins Advertisement Updated: 5:12 PM EST Nov 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Mike Dardis Anchor Ohio U.S. Sen.-elect Sherrod Brown lays out priorities before his term begins Updated: 5:12 PM EST Nov 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Mike Dardis Anchor CINCINNATI — After winning election back to the United States Senate last week, Ohio U.S. Sen.-elect Sherrod Brown is speaking on his priorities for the term. Brown secured a big win over Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and Democrats had success across the country, taking control of both the U.S. House and the Senate. Advertisement Riding the top of the blue wave was the 74-year-old Brown, who is no stranger to Washington, D.C. He served multiple terms before losing a reelection bid in 2024. Now that he’s back in office, Brown talked about his comeback into politics and how he expects the next two years to go. “It feels good, of course, winning certainly beats losing,” Brown said. “It was a different year, when people were really upset, people know the system is rigged, they think it’s more rigged than it was before.” Brown said he wasn’t surprised at how people voted in the election, adding that he hopes to make a difference in the economy. He also cited data centers among reasons why voters were frustrated during this election cycle. “The way the data centers are, these data centers came in, they got tax breaks, electricity rates went up and (voters) had no say in it,” Brown said. Brown also spoke about the impeachment controversy surrounding Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, which was put on the shelf in a 211-204 vote by a Republican-controlled House. Brown said when Democrats take over, he would be all in on revisiting those impeachment discussions. Make WLWT a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks JoBe Cerny, who voiced the Pillsbury Doughboy, has died Lessie Benningfield Randle, the last known Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, turns 112 They longed to hold their fragile NICU babies. A new device made it possible 106-year-old WWII veteran reflects on his service and provides life advice