Shontel Brown | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's11th district | |
| Assumed office November 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Marcia Fudge |
| Member of theCuyahoga County Council from the 9th district | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – November 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Connally |
| Succeeded by | Meredith Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shontel Monique Brown (1975-06-24)June 24, 1975 (age 50) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Cuyahoga Community College (AS) Wilberforce University (BS) |
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| Website | House website Campaign website |
Shontel Monique Brown[1] (born June 24, 1975)[2][3] is an American politician who has served as theU.S. representative forOhio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as a member of theCuyahoga County Council, representing the 9th district.[4] She won her congressional seat in aspecial election on November 2, 2021, afterMarcia Fudge resigned to becomeSecretary of Housing and Urban Development under PresidentJoe Biden.[5]
Brown earned anAssociate of Science degree in business management fromCuyahoga Community College.[6] She also has aBachelor of Science degree in organizational management fromWilberforce University.[7][8][9]
Brown founded Diversified Digital Solutions, a marketing support company.[4] She was elected to theWarrensville Heights City Council in 2011, where she held office for three years.[4] In2014, she was elected to the 9th District on the Cuyahoga County Council, succeeding Councilwoman C. Ellen Connally.[10] Her district includes much of eastern Cuyahoga County, including Warrensville Heights,Bedford,Shaker Heights,Orange, and part of easternCleveland.[11] In 2017, she was elected chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, defeating State SenatorSandra Williams andNewburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins.[11] Upon taking office, Brown became the first woman and the first African American to serve as Cuyahoga County Democratic party chair.[11][3]
On March 10, 2021,Marcia Fudge resigned her seat in theUnited States House of Representatives, after being confirmed by theUnited States Senate to serve as theSecretary of Housing and Urban Development in theBiden administration. GovernorMike DeWine set the primary date for August 3, concurrent with thespecial election in Ohio's 15th congressional district.[12][13] The general election was on November 2. Shontel Brown won both the competitive Democratic primary and the general election with the help of significant donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC),[14] and was sworn in on November 4.
Brown defeated formerstate SenatorNina Turner in the May 3, 2022, Democratic primary for the11th district.[15] She was endorsed by PresidentJoe Biden and theCongressional Progressive Caucus;[16] the Congressional Progressive Caucus had supported Turner in the Democratic primary forOhio's 11th congressional district special election in 2021.[17]
As a U.S. representative, Brown supported theBuild Back Better Act.[25]
Brown voted to provideIsrael with support following theOctober 7 attacks.[26][27] Brown received 4.5 million dollars in campaign donations from pro-Israel sources.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shontel Brown | 38,505 | 50.11% | |
| Democratic | Nina Turner | 34,239 | 44.56% | |
| Democratic | Jeff Johnson | 1,388 | 1.81% | |
| Democratic | John E. Barnes Jr. | 801 | 1.04% | |
| Democratic | Shirley Smith | 599 | 0.78% | |
| Democratic | Seth J. Corey | 493 | 0.64% | |
| Democratic | Pamela M. Pinkney | 184 | 0.24% | |
| Democratic | Will Knight | 182 | 0.24% | |
| Democratic | Tariq Shabazz | 134 | 0.17% | |
| Democratic | Martin Alexander | 105 | 0.14% | |
| Democratic | James Jerome Bell | 101 | 0.13% | |
| Democratic | Lateek Shabazz | 61 | 0.08% | |
| Democratic | Isaac Powell | 52 | 0.07% | |
| Total votes | 76,844 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shontel Brown | 81,636 | 78.8% | |
| Republican | Laverne Gore | 21,929 | 21.2% | |
| Total votes | 103,565 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shontel Brown (incumbent) | 40,517 | 66.5 | |
| Democratic | Nina Turner | 20,395 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 60,912 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shontel Brown (incumbent) | 167,722 | 77.8 | |
| Republican | Eric Brewer | 47,988 | 22.2 | |
| Total votes | 215,710 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shontel Brown (incumbent) | 61,573 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 61,573 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shontel Brown (incumbent) | 236,883 | 78.3 | |
| Republican | Alan Rapoport | 59,394 | 19.6 | |
| Sean Freeman | 6,107 | 2.0 | ||
| Write-in | Tracy Deforde | 27 | 0.0 | |
| Write-in | Christopher Zelonish | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 302,413 | 100.0 | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 11th congressional district 2021–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 287th | Succeeded by |
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