COLUMBUS, OHIO — After three decades in Washington cashing checks from health insurance lobbyists, Sherrod Brown is back on the campaign trail making promises on insurance reform he never kept — and the National Republican Senatorial Committee is calling him out.
In a June 23, 2026 press release, the NRSC charged that Brown spent his 32-year career in Washington accepting contributions from big health insurance lobbyists while failing to deliver meaningful reform for Ohio families. The charge is simple: Brown talked a big game and took the money anyway.
Now, with his political future on the line, Brown has released an ad promising to ban insurance companies from blocking carrier-approved doctors and to fine wrongful claim denials. Republicans say it’s an empty promise from a career politician with a 32-year record that tells a different story.
The NRSC also charges that Brown is now opposing what Republicans are calling the largest investment in history to bolster Ohio’s rural healthcare — a move they say puts Washington politics ahead of the Ohioans who need access to care most.
NRSC Regional Press Secretary Nick Puglia put it plainly: “Ohioans know Sherrod Brown is only good for one thing: selling out their values in Washington.”
Ohio Republicans agree. After 32 years, Brown has had every opportunity to fight for real insurance reform. He didn’t. A campaign ad won’t change that record.
