Shontel M. Brown
- Previous profession
- Marketing support representative, Telco Communications Group, 1997 to 1999; Director of sales, Hotcards.com, 2004 to 2009; Founder and owner, Diversified Digital Solutions
- First public office
- 2015Member, Cuyahoga County Council, District 9, 2015 to 2021
- Years in public office
- 11
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Brown has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Brown is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Brown votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Brown votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Brown votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Brown votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Brown votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Brown votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 60 Yes and No votes: No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 7 laws and 3 executive orders.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
14 excerpts
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Brown Votes Against Reckless Republican Budget Giving Billions to ICE
“Washington, DC – Today, House Republicans passed a Budget Reconciliation bill (S.2) that funnels over $60 billion dollars into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) slush funds. Despite the fact that these agencies are currently holding over $100 billion in additional extra funds, the equivalent of years’ worth of their normal budget.”
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Brown, McGovern Introduce Legislation to Repeal ICE Slush Fund and Reverse SNAP Cuts
“Trump’s Big Ugly Law (H.R.1) provided $30 billion in new funding for ICE arrests and deportation programs and $45 billion for new detention centers. This funding has fueled months of abuse across the country.”
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Vice Ranking Member Brown Votes Against Partisan Farm Bill in Ag Committee Markup
“Brown introduced amendments to: require that tariffs may not be changed until the Administration submits a full impact report to Congress, an amendment to repeal the expanded work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) created by the Republican Budget Bill (H.R. 1) signed last year, and an amendment to delay the new cost sharing requirements signed by H.R. 1.”
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Brown Secures Over $12.5 Million in Federal Funding for 14 Projects Across Northeast Ohio
“Congresswoman Brown’s funding requests became law through two funding bills: H.R. 6938 (signed on 1/23/2026) and H.R. 7148 (signed on 2/3/2026). On final passage, Brown voted for H.R. 6938 and against H.R. 7148, a package that included unrelated funding for the Department of Homeland Security opposed by Brown.”
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Brown Secures Over $12.5 Million in Federal Funding for 14 Projects Across Northeast Ohio
“Congresswoman Brown’s funding requests became law through two funding bills: H.R. 6938 (signed on 1/23/2026) and H.R. 7148 (signed on 2/3/2026). On final passage, Brown voted for H.R. 6938 and against H.R. 7148, a package that included unrelated funding for the Department of Homeland Security opposed by Brown.”
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“On Thursday, the House passed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which included seven CPF requests submitted by Congresswoman Brown last year. Those funded projects include $1.8 million to the City of Cleveland for the DREAM 66 infrastructure project in Midtown, $1.2 million to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority for the Irishtown Bend Stabilization and Rehabilitation Project, and $1 million”
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Brown Joins Ag Committee Democrats on Farm and Family Relief Act
“Family Relief Act is the first and only bill introduced in the second session of the 119 th Congress to provide meaningful relief to America’s family farmers and working people being crushed by the inflation and higher costs caused by President Trump’s tariffs and Republican cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in H.R. 1, the Big Ugly Law.”
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Congresswoman Brown Votes to Force Trump to Release the Epstein Files
“The Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) requires the Department of Justice to publish, in a searchable format, all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ’s possession related to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. The legislation includes measures to protect the privacy of survivors and ensure their personal information is redacted.”
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Brown Condemns Trump VA’s Union-Busting Move
“On March 27, 2025, the Trump Administration issued the Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order (EO), stripping collective bargaining rights from employees at the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, State, Justice, and Energy, and from certain workers at Homeland Security, Treasury, HHS, Interior, and Agriculture. The order impacts approximately 67% of the federal workforce, including hundreds of thousands”
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Congresswoman Brown Opposes MAGA Rescissions Package
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against H.R. 4, a Republican rescissions package pulling back previously authorized federal investments that had passed Congress with bipartisan support. The bill includes cuts to federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.”
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Congresswoman Brown Statement on the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts
“Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on the GENIUS Act (S. 1582) and the CLARITY ACT (H.R. 3633):”
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“Initiated by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and bolstered by executive actions, including Executive Order 14243 on ‘Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos,’ the administration has combined the sensitive information of millions of individuals, creating major cybersecurity risks, endangering Americans’ privacy, and repeatedly violating the letter and spirit of longstanding laws, like the Privacy Act of”
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Congresswoman Brown Statement on Republican Reconciliation Bill
“Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the Republican Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1). The legislation includes drastic cuts to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other basic benefits, to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected.”
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“On January 20, 2025 President Trump rescinded President Biden’s Executive Order 14087, Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for Americans. Biden’s order called for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to build on the Inflation Reduction Act and implement new programs to lower costs for people on Medicare and Medicaid.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $12,507,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e OH City of Univer for Manhole S ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e OH Cleveland Metr Stormwater PrEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e OH Northeast Ohio District for Branch Culver ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Near West Side Multi Service Corporation (d.b.a. May Dugan Center) | Public Law 119-74 | Trauma Recovery CenterDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $900,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) | Public Law 119-74 | Innovation in Public Safety: Advanced Training Pathways for Formerly Incarcerated OhioansDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $300,000 |
| City of Cleveland | Public Law 119-74 | Cleveland Public Safety RadiosDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Cuyahoga County Executive's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce TechnologyDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $500,000 |
| OH | Public Law 119-75 | Stabilization and Rehabilitation of Irishtown BendDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | OH | $1,200,000 |
| OH | Public Law 119-75 | East 66th Complete Street (DREAM 66)Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | OH | $1,850,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) | Public Law 119-75 | GCRTA Light Rail Track Reconstruction ProgramDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | OH | $250,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| City of Euclid | Public Law 119-75 | Shore Cultural Centre Historic Preservation ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OH | $850,000 |
| Cuyahoga County | Public Law 119-75 | The Beulah Park-Euclid Beach Lakefront ConnectorDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OH | $850,000 |
| Cleveland City Council Ward 10 | Public Law 119-75 | Ward 10 (NORA) Economic Revitalization Recovery DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OH | $1,000,000 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Public Law 119-75 | Center for Entrepreneurs Equipment and Retrofitting ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OH | $500,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: shontelbrown.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 1 page of shontelbrown.com saved on October 8, 2026.From a secondary source
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Brown's campaign reports receiving $1,183,643.25 and reports spending $882,901.37, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H2OH11169as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2OH11169as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,183,643.25 | $1,418,292.05 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $882,901.37 | $926,301.07 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $1,156,555.94 | $855,814.06 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Who funds this member
Confirmed from the official recordSHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS reports $1,183,643.25 in total receipts, January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Where the money comes from
Reported as $0: Party committees, The candidate's own contributions, Loans from the candidate, Other loans, Transfers from the candidate's other committees.
Committees that give the most
203 committees report paying this committee. These are the largest, joint fundraising committees aside.
| Committee | Kind, as the FEC lists it | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)Connected organization: ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 4 |
| HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 3 |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| OHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected organization: OHIO CORN & WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEConnected organization: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| POLITICAL EDUCATION PATTERNS POLITICAL ARM INTL UNION OPERATING ENG LOCAL 18Connected organization: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 18 | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| UNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC) | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSConnected organization: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 3 |
| UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected organization: PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 22 PAC INC | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
Largest receipts from individuals
Each line is one receipt as the committee itemized it for the FEC. Many people give the same legal maximum, so this is a part of a larger group.
| Name, as itemized | City and state | Employer and occupation, as reported | Receipt | Date |
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| KOHL, STEWART AGiven through a conduit committee | CLEVELAND, OH | RIVERSIDE · INVESTMENT | $7,000 | |
| HELLER, DAVIDGiven through a conduit committee | BOCA RATON, FL | THE NRP GROUP LLC · REAL ESTATE | $7,000 | |
| LUCARELLI, JASON S | CLEVELAND, OH | MINUTEMEN · CEO | $5,000 | |
| GOLDBERG, LARRY P | BEACHWOOD, OH | GOLDBERG COMPANIES · REAL ESTATE | $5,000 | |
| YOUNG, NORMGiven through a conduit committee | CLEVELAND, OH | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | $3,500$6,510 to date, as reported | |
| REISS, JOEL | DENVER, CO | TRANSDIGM GROUP · CO-COO | $3,500 | |
| REISS, JOELGiven through a conduit committee | DENVER, CO | TRANSDIGM GROUP · CO-COO | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | |
| RAPAPORT, OWENGiven through a conduit committee | DENVER, CO | EREBOR BANK NA · CEO | $3,500 | |
| NESSEL, ARIELGiven through a conduit committee | ROSS, CA | NESSEL DEVELOPMENT · SELF EMPLOYED | $3,500 | |
| MORRIS-SINGER, COREYGiven through a conduit committee | PORTLAND, OR | SELF-EMPLOYED · RESEARCH | $3,500 |
Outside spending, apart from contributions
Groups report spending $10 to support this member and $0 to oppose this member in 2025 and 2026. The member does not receive this money.
See the full lists for Shontel M. Brown
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Source: Federal Election Commission. Period: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Our copy of the FEC's answers was saved October 8, 2026.
Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official recordThe Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 lists no Periodic Transaction Report under this member's name and district.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
Where this comes from
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