Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.18M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
2%
Small-dollar share
73%
In-state share
5
Flags
M. Shontel Brown is a Democratic Representative from OH (District 11). Brown's campaign has raised $1.2 million from 231 donors. Funding includes 2.2% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 61.0% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Finance & Investment, Real Estate, Legal Services. Campaign committees include SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $21,175 (2024)
Gambling industry money
- MGM Resorts PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $10,000 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $1,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $6,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $2,500 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $2,500 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $8,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $20,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $8,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 1 gift or travel filing
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.18M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$449K
From individuals
$39K unitemized
$723K
From PACs
231
Donors
avg $781
48%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2020 28 donors$40K
- 2022 2,712 donors$4.76M
- 2024 602 donors$1.42M
- 2026 425 donors$1.18M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 128 gifts · 1%$4K
- $200-$499 83 gifts · 6%$21K
- $500-$999 59 gifts · 9%$30K
- $1,000-$2,899 83 gifts · 33%$110K
- $2,900+ 45 gifts · 50%$166K
- Refunds / negative records 8 gifts$-24K
Top donor industries and employers
- Finance & Investment 7 gifts$20K
- Real Estate 8 gifts$19K
- Legal Services 29 gifts$17K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 20 gifts$15K
- Manufacturing 2 gifts$4K
- Education 3 gifts$3K
- Construction 3 gifts$3K
- Insurance 13 gifts$3K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 2 gifts$2K
- Technology & Internet 4 gifts$880
- Government & Public Administration 1 gifts$500
- Defense & Aerospace 1 gifts$500
- Communications & Media 1 gifts$500
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCAULLEY, KAITLIN | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KOHL, STEWART A | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| LISMAN, MICHAEL | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MCCAULLEY, JUSTIN | individual | PA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| JOSEPH, JANE | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HELLER, DAVID | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| RATNER, ALBERT B. | individual | OH | $6,800 | — | 2 |
| RATNER, AUDREY G | individual | OH | $6,800 | — | 2 |
| LUCARELLI, JASON S | individual | OH | $5,000 | — | 1 |
| GOLDBERG, LARRY P | individual | OH | $5,000 | — | 1 |
| SIEGAL, MICHAEL D | individual | FL | $3,500 | — | 2 |
| WALTON, LUKAS | individual | AR | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| NIEDERMAIER, OTFRIED N. | individual | OH | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| GROSS, GARY L. | individual | OH | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| SHEEHAN, HELEN M. | individual | OH | $3,500 | — | 1 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLITICAL EDUCATION PATTERNS POLITICAL ARM INTL UNION OPERATING ENG LOCAL 18 | OH | $10,000 | 2 |
| ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC | KS | $10,000 | 5 |
| OHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC | OH | $10,000 | 2 |
| BY FARMERS, FOR FARMERS PAC LAND O'LAKES, INC. PAC (BY FARMERS, FOR FARMERS PAC) | MN | $10,000 | 3 |
| POET PAC | SD | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $10,000 | 6 |
| THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 10 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC | MI | $10,000 | 4 |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | OH | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 6 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GROWTH ENERGY PAC | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
Where the money comes from
- OH 73% · home state$240K
- FL 9%$29K
- VA 4%$12K
- PA 3%$11K
- DC 3%$9K
- AR 2%$7K
- MD 2%$5K
- CO 1%$4K
- MI 91%$3K
- WI 76%$3K
- OK 60%$2K
- NY 53%$2K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,644 roll calls on record: 701 yea, 336 nay, 4 not voting.
796 of 796
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Present | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7809 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the "Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1476 | Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week". | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | Aug 3, 2026 | — |
| 9968 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9958 | To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9944 | TPS Review Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9896 | WINGS Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Education | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 114 | Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 6529 | Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act | cosponsor | Energy | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1427 | Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 13, 2026 | — |
| 9211 | Jewish American Security Act | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jul 7, 2026 | — |
| 1405 | Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 4398 | Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9494 | Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 25, 2026 | — |
| 9457 | Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 25, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS | C00764381 | H / P | principal | $6.44M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-03 | https://shontelbrown.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-7032 | 2021-11-04 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://shontelbrown.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-7032 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://shontelbrown.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-7032 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | travel | Congressional Black Caucus Institute | Tunica, MI (Aug 8, 2024 – Aug 11, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Finance & Investment, Real Estate, Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | OH | 11 | H2OH11169 | $1.18M |
| 2024 | House | OH | 11 | H2OH11169 | $1.42M |
| 2022 | House | OH | 11 | H2OH11169 | $4.76M |
| 2020 | House | OH | 11 | H2OH11169 | $40K |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.