# Shontel Brown

Shontel Brown is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Ohio’s 11th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Ohio’s 11th district
- Serving since: 2021-11-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001313
- FEC candidate IDs: H2OH11169

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001313 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

3.6% of Brown’s statements use an extreme label, 1.9 times the House Democrat average of 1.9%.

## What Brown says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,217 classified statements: 1,939 posts on X, 217 press releases, 60 Congressional Record speeches, 1 newsletter. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Brown | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.2% | 6.6% | 31 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 34.5% | 27.5% | 52 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 75.3% | 73.2% | 91 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 9.8% | 182 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 19.0% | 22.7% | 135 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.6% | 1.9% | 27 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Agriculture and Food 19% (House Democrats 8.8%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.01), from 2,721 donors and 2,539 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 368. 7.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 51 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10841: Securing Elections From AI Deception Act (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10841
- H.R. 10617: VET CARE Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10617
- H.R. 10534: Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10534
- H.R. 9836: REPLACE Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9836
- H.R. 9837: GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9837
- H.R. 9423: Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9423
- H.Res. 1368: Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month". (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1368
- H.R. 9263: Housing Supply Fund Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9263
- H.Con.Res. 104: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/104
- H.R. 8676: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to State educational agencies to carry out… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8676

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.6M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 8.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 68% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2114706606357196837
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2114711935153500417
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2114719658620153972
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2114771171770355884
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2114782254170071266
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2114806687408505112
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2113655256294789457
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2113727273979228395
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2113738538911207545
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepShontelBrown/status/2113739518457286754

## Links

- Official site: https://shontelbrown.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepShontelBrown
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepShontelBrown
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001313

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001313