Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Shontel M. Brown

Official portrait of Shontel M. Brown
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Ohio’s 11th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Warrensville Heights, OH
Born
1975
In Congress
House since 2021 · 4 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BROWN, M SHONTEL
Next election
Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the current district highlighted

Ohio, District 11

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Ohio District 11IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2OH11169 · Principal campaign committee: SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Ohio District 11$1,566,468.32General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Ohio District 11$1,418,292.05Won the general election (0.01%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Ohio District 11$4,755,211.62Won the general election (77.75%)
Total raised$1,566,468.32
Total spent$1,177,665.43
Cash on hand$1,244,616.95
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $569,689.35PACs and other committees: $983,787.60Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $12,991.37
  • Individual contributions$569,689.3536%
  • PACs and other committees$983,787.6063%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$12,991.371%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$54,492.9812%
  • Contributions over $200$399,440.0088%
  • Itemized from inside Ohio$281,513.0069%
  • Itemized from other states$127,327.0031%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $25,970.00 · District of Columbia $17,000.00 · Virginia $15,550.00 · Maryland $8,305.00 · Arizona $275.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$1.2M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $115,756.14APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $104,051.04JULY QUARTERLY: raised $185,803.12JULY QUARTERLY: spent $80,830.63OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $175,586.99OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $96,353.35YEAR-END: raised $194,938.51YEAR-END: spent $157,995.43APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $177,999.94APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $110,903.36PRE-PRIMARY: raised $13,416.50PRE-PRIMARY: spent $142,249.68JULY QUARTERLY: raised $320,142.05JULY QUARTERLY: spent $190,517.88OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $286,625.57OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $243,913.012025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea288
Voted nay385
Voted present1
Did not vote0 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored28
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored368

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 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
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10841 Securing Elections From AI Deception Act
    Introduced Oct 19, 2026 · Latest action Oct 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 10617 VET CARE Act
    Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • H.R. 10534 Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 9836 REPLACE Act
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the S…
  • H.R. 9837 GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequentl…
  • H.R. 9423 Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • H.Res. 1368 Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month".
    Introduced Jun 15, 2026 · Latest action Jun 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 9263 Housing Supply Fund Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Latest action Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, i…
  • 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.
    Introduced May 20, 2026 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • 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 wellness programs for school personnel, and for other purposes.
    Introduced May 7, 2026 · Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

202 committees reported giving $803,839.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting M Shontel Brown$10.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing M Shontel Brown$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 11, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

No other candidate in this race has reported money yet.

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 2, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DOctober 31, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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