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Shontel M. Brown

Shontel M. Brown

Democratic · OH U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

  • background Born June 24, 1975; a member of the Democratic Party
  • role Served on the Cuyahoga County Council, representing the 9th district
  • role U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021
  • role First elected to Congress in a 2021 special election after Marcia Fudge resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 27
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 356 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 27 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 6
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Shontel M. Brown. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House OH-11 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,183,643 raised
  • $882,901 spent
  • $1,156,556 cash on hand
$1.18M
$1.17M
$448.90K
Itemized (≥ $200)$409.59K
Unitemized (< $200)$39.31K
Other committees (PACs)$723.20K
Offsets to expenditures$4.64K
Other receipts$6.91K
$882.90K
Operating expenditures$611.91K
Contribution refunds$13.75K
Other disbursements$257.24K
Cash on hand$1.16M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Shontel M. Brown campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$40,133$504$39,629
2022$4,755,212$4,431,017$363,823
2024$1,418,292$926,301$855,814
2026$1,183,643$882,901$1,156,556

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $62,437 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • MINUTEMEN FAMILY OF COMPANIES $13,200
  • MALLARD INVESTMENTS, INC. $6,600
  • LATHAM & WATKINS $6,600
  • CARNEGIE CORPORATION $6,600
  • LUPA SYSTEMS LLC $6,600
  • QUADRIVUM FOUNDATION $6,600
  • RIVERSIDE $6,600
  • MEDLEY PARTNERS $6,600
  • TRANSDIGM GROUP $6,600
  • GREYLOCK $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $4,375 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1603Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10631Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • HR 10617VET CARE ActsponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • HR 10534Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act of 2026sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10597Affordability is Access Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10427MAGNET ActcosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10393WIC for Kids ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10277Access to School Supplies Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10239Equal Pay for Equal Work ActcosponsoredSep 1, 2026
  • HR 10186Hands Off Our Great Lakes ActcosponsoredAug 30, 2026
  • HRES 1476Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9968Opening Programs to Organic Farms ActcosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9958Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9896WINGS Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9837GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2026sponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9836REPLACE ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1405Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9457Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9494Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9423Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026sponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HRES 1384Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
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Committee assignments (6)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Brown most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Brown, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Brown connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Comments

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.