The chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said Tuesday his top priority this November is defending incumbents in tough races — placing Montana’s Jon Tester and Ohio’s Sherrod Brown at the top of the list for resources.

Roughly 100 days out from November’s election — and with roughly 100 percent of political attention elsewhere — supporters of Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown tried to bring the conversation back to a race that could be crucial in determining control of the U.S. Senate. Union, veteran and Black leaders praised Brown’s record standing alongside their interests over a long career, while criticizing his Republican challenger, Bernie Moreno.

This week, while the American political conversation was focused on the Republican National Convention and Donald Trump’s pick for vice president, political campaigns turned in their campaign finance reports for the second quarter. In Ohio’s marquee U.S. Senate race, Republican challenger Bernie Moreno’s campaign said it brought in about $6.8 million between a pair of fundraising committees. That’s a little more than half what U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown raised during the same timeframe.

In a couple weeks Kemba Live will host Taking Back Sunday in Columbus’ Arena District. But on Saturday morning, the concrete dance floor was lined with folding chairs and Democrats from around Ohio instead of elder millennials reliving past glories. The Ohio Democratic Party billed the gathering as a family reunion, pairing official business like selecting electoral college delegates with speeches from prominent party members like Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey.

It’s been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision sent the question of abortion rights back to the states, and despite new constitutional protections in Ohio, Democrats believe it remains a potent political issue.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has spent several years trying to repeal two federal provisions that reduce retirement income for many public servants. Friday, he held a Congressional subcommittee field hearing in Columbus to discuss the issue.

Charlie Brown, older brother of Senator Sherrod Brown, was welcomed by a nearly full house at Highland County Democrats headquarters this week to meet, greet and reconnect with constituents of the county. 

Highland County Democrats will welcome Charlie Brown, representing Senator Sherrod Brown, Tuesday, May 21, for an informal conversation with local residents to discuss issues affecting rural constituents. 

Aid for Ukraine may be the most consequential part of the foreign aid measures Congress recently approved, and President Joe Biden signed into law, but U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is highlighting a different policy change wrapped into the effort. The Ohio Democrat’s FEND Off Fentanyl Act was part of a wide-ranging bill including provisions to use frozen Russian assets and potentially force the sale of TikTok.

Republican Bernie Moreno, Donald Trump’s pick for Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, has secured the Republican nomination according to the Associated Press. The AP called the race at 8:35 p.m., but the results will remain unofficial until they’re certified in about three weeks. Moreno will face Democratic Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in November. Some experts have predicted that the race may be key in deciding control over the U.S. Senate in 2025.

In just six weeks, Ohio voters head to the polls to pick their party’s nominees, and the U.S. Senate race is one of the most hotly contested of the March 19 primary election. Last week the candidates turned in their year-end campaign finance reports.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown officially filed paperwork on Friday to seek reelection. Three of his Republican rivals, entrepreneur Bernie Moreno, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and State Sen. Matt Dolan, have already done so. 

Candidates for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat up for election next year filed campaign finance reports over the weekend. Six months out from the primary, Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is dramatically outraising his Republican opponents. With $11.2 million on hand, Brown also has a substantial cash advantage — at least for the moment.

Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is co-sponsoring a measure aimed at streamlining projects like the Licking County Intel facility funded by the CHIPs Act. The proposal would allow those projects to avoid a federal environmental review if they’ve already undergone a similar state or local process.

A recent Suffolk University/USA Today poll carries echoes of 2020 and 2018 at the top of the Ohio ticket. Pollsters found former President Donald Trump leading presidential candidates in the state, and Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown leading the field in his bid for reelection.