Incumbent
OH-11 Democratic nominee?
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MAY 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age50 years old (Jun 24, 1975)
GenderFemale
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LocationOhio
BackgroundPolitician
EducationCuyahoga Community College (AS)
Notable personal detailsShontel Monique Brown is a U.S. Representative serving Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, first elected in 2021. She previously served in local government, including on Warrensville Heights City Council and the Cuyahoga County Council. Before elected office, she worked as a marketing professional and founded a small business providing technology solutions. She earned an associate degree from Cuyahoga Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Wilberforce University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports using tax policy and federal spending to reduce poverty and expand economic opportunity, including making recent expansions to the child tax credit permanent and backing major infrastructure and climate-related legislation that uses tax credits and federal investment to create jobs. Emphasizes partnering with the administration to deploy federal funds and tax incentives (e.g., Inflation Reduction Act tax credits) to support local projects and lower costs for constituents.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and expanding the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, lowering prescription drug and insurance costs, expanding access (including telehealth), and protecting reproductive and community health programs. Advocates policy steps to reduce premiums, cap drug prices, close coverage gaps for underserved and rural communities, and preserve programs relied on by seniors and low-income people.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting asylum access and opposing expanded interior and border enforcement measures while advocating for fair adjudications and limits on aggressive enforcement actions. Has voted against funding for expanded ICE/CBP enforcement and condemned anti-immigrant rhetoric targeting specific immigrant communities.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying nationwide protections for the full range of reproductive health care, including abortion, and has spoken in favor of the Women’s Health Protection Act to establish a federal right to reproductive care. Opposes restrictions that would curtail access to abortion and frames reproductive decisions as health-care decisions for individuals.
Climate & Energy
Supports federal clean-energy investments and programs that expand solar and clean infrastructure in low-income and overburdened communities, and cites the Inflation Reduction Act and Justice40 as tools to deliver climate and clean energy benefits. Endorses moderate climate action and incentives rather than phasing out all fossil fuels immediately.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports reinstating an assault weapons ban and banning high-capacity magazines, requires universal background checks for all gun sales, and backs safe-storage laws, manufacturer liability reform, gun buy-backs, and investments in community violence intervention. Also supports police reform measures while funding community violence programs and law enforcement tools to address violent crime.
News
Shontel Brown is in the news because she is facing two challengers in Ohio’s May 5 Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional District. The race is being described as a key contest that could decide who holds the seat in 2027. Separately, a recent Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling could affect Ohio redistricting, including districts represented by Black lawmakers like Brown’s.
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