News about Sherrod Brown

Crypto super PAC Fairshake has reported fresh spending to defeat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, pushing its total against him past $40 million. A Federal Election Commission filing signed Oct. 15 shows affiliate Defend American Jobs disclosed a $5.2 million media buy against Brown, another roughly $1.95 million days later, plus production costs, bringing his calendar-year total to about $46.66 million, the most expensive 2026 target for the industry. The same filing shows parallel spending supporting his Republican opponent Jon Husted. The move follows Fairshake's Oct. 5 announcement backing 32 House incumbents, with an initial $6 million committed to six of them. Brown, a longtime crypto critic who chaired the Senate Banking Committee, lost his seat in 2024 after Fairshake spent roughly $40 million to help defeat him.