Candidate for US Senate
Democrat
www.sherrodbrown.com
sherrod@sherrodbrown.com
(440) 282-3314
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| Employment: |
United States House of Representatives, OH-13, 1993 - present
Ohio Secretary of State, 1983-1991
Ohio House of Representatives, 1975 1982
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| Education: |
Mansfield Senior High School, Class of 1970
Yale University, Russian Studies, Class of 1974
Ohio State University, Masters in Education, Class of 1979
Ohio State University, Masters in Public Administration, Class of 1981
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| Community Involvement: |
| Member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lorain |
| Family: |
spouse: Connie Schultz
children: Emily, Elizabeth, Caitlin, and Andy
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| Why would
you like to be elected? |
As I travel around Ohio campaigning for the United States Senate, I hear a common message echo throughout the state: Ohioans want change.
Since 2001, Ohio has lost more than 175,000 manufacturing jobs. Ohio college tuition skyrocketed by more than 60 percent. Prescriptions drug costs have soared, rising gas and home heating bills are ravaging family budgets and billions of our national security dollars are being diverted from homeland security to the war in Iraq.
For too long, our government has run as a profit center for multinational corporations and Washington lobbyists.
As a member of the United States House of Representatives, I have fought for fair trade policies, lower prescription drug prices, affordable access to heath care, quality education, funding to secure our borders, and for the values that promote thriving communities.
It is time to take back our government. |
| What
would you like to accomplish if elected? |
| Congress must revamp U.S. trade policy to promote Ohio businesses and create good paying jobs here at home; provide a real prescription drug benefit for seniors and protect Social Security; fully fund No Child Left Behind and IDEA; fully fund homeland security programs to keep our borders and communities secure; protect our environment and Great Lakes; and bring our troops home from Iraq.
And as Ohio's next Senator, I will take my fight for social and economic justice to the United States Senate. |
| How do
you think Internet technology will impact government services? |
| The Internet allows Ohioans more direct and faster access to government programs and resources. It frees families from time-consuming phone calls and waiting on hold. When closely monitored to protect consumer identity and ensure quality control, it can be another way to access the help that so many Ohioans need. |
| What
one bit of information do people not normally know about you? |
| After the fall of the Soviet Union, I traveled to Poland and helped the government transition from a failed communist system to a strong democracy. |
