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Shontel M. Brown

Shontel M. Brown

Democratic · OH U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

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

  • Representative OH-11 2021–present

Background

  • 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

Campaign finance

2024 cycle

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

  • $1,418,292 raised
  • $926,301 spent
  • $855,814 cash on hand
$1.42M
$1.33M
$568.03K
Itemized (≥ $200)$503.62K
Unitemized (< $200)$64.41K
Other committees (PACs)$763.80K
Transfers from other committees$57.38K
Offsets to expenditures$17.36K
Other receipts$11.72K
$926.30K
Operating expenditures$811.57K
Contribution refunds$4.02K
Other disbursements$110.71K
Cash on hand$855.81K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2024 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)

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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

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 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

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

  • 25
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 344 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 25 bills sponsored

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

  • 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.

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (6)

Issue positions (1)

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

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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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.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • 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 9958To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9896WINGS Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9836REPLACE ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9837GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2026sponsoredJul 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 9494Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9457Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization ActcosponsoredJun 24, 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
  • HR 9423Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026sponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9437Right to Vote ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9370Protect Local Funding ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HRES 1368Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month".sponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HR 9284Foreign Investment Review Monitoring and Commitment Tracking Oversight Board ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9263Housing Supply Fund Act of 2026sponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9265To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require participation in the summer EBT program as a condition of participating in the school lunch program, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9047Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HCONRES 103Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8940Federal Death Penalty Prohibition ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
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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.

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