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Sherrod Brown OppScore Rating: -0.33

Sherrod Brown is a Democrat Senate for Ohio and holds an OppScore of -0.33. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Sherrod Brown is a Democratic politician from Mansfield, Ohio, who served as U.S. Senator from 2007 to 2025 and is the party's nominee in the 2026 special election. A Yale graduate and former state representative, secretary of state, and House member, he is defined politically by his populist focus on protecting manufacturing jobs and supporting working families.

Sherrod Brown rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Senate
• State: Ohio
• OppScore: -0.33 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 32 of 44 scored questions

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• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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