Annie Comes Home: Mansfield took a hit

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Mansfield took a hit

I love Ohio with all of my heart.

I was born and raised in Mansfield, a blue-collar city. My dad was a doctor (“Doc Brown” to his patients), and my mom was president of our local YWCA and a leader in the Ohio Hunger Task Force. They both taught me everything I know about hard work, service, and standing up for what’s right.

I was also lucky to learn a lot from the Ohioans who formed the backbone of our community: autoworkers at General Motors, steelworkers at Empire Detroit, machinists at Tappan Stove, and electricians at Westinghouse.

But as time went on, Mansfield – and other Ohio cities and towns like it – took a hit.

I watched as big corporations lobbied for tax breaks and bad trade agreements that shipped Ohio jobs overseas. I saw firsthand how families were devastated by decisions made by Washington politicians hundreds of miles away who didn’t care about the harm they were causing.

The sad thing is, not much has changed since then. The system is rigged against working people and in favor of billionaires and corporate interests, and politicians like Jon Husted are hellbent on keeping it that way. That’s why I’m running to defeat him.

But I can’t do it without your help, especially today, with the Republicans’ national midterm convention taking place and new attacks sure to come my way. If we can raise $1 million before midnight, we can be ready to fight back and flip this seat. If not, we could lose ground at a pivotal moment.

So please, will you chip in $5 or more right now to help me defeat Husted and the GOP in Ohio, take back the Senate, and keep up the fight for working people across the country?

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Thank you,

Sherrod Brown

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When you love your country, you fight for the people who make it work.

Hey there! It's Sherrod Brown.

There's nobody fighting for Ohioans in the U.S. Senate right now, and I won't sit on the sidelines while working people get screwed over by large corporations and wealthy political donors.

If you work hard, you should be able to afford a decent life. But the reality is, life is too expensive. Costs are going up. Wages are staying stagnant. Working people are working harder than ever before, and they're not getting their share of the profit.

This campaign is all about changing that – and election analysts say we have a strong shot at winning in November.

But I'll need your help to pull it off: My opponent is a Washington insider being propped up by the Republican establishment, and he's got virtually unlimited resources.

That's not how our campaign works. We're a grassroots movement, and that means we rely on ordinary people chipping in a couple bucks. If you're able, please make a donation of any amount today. It could be what helps us flip Ohio and the Senate.

If you'd like to receive exclusive updates from my team, you can text "OHIO" to 64054.

Thank you.