Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) has won the backing of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66, giving him his third labor endorsement from a group that supported former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in 2024.

Sherrod Brown’s U.S. Senate campaign network has burst out of the gate financially, taking in about $8 million in the six weeks since he first entered the race. That’s more than incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s campaign apparatus has raised in total since the Columbus-area Republican was appointed to the Senate in January.

The only candidates in the race for U.S. Senate next year in Ohio have brought in millions in the few weeks since they both kicked off their campaigns.

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66, which represents the Mahoning Valley, endorsed U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in introducing the Pay Our Military Act. This bill would appropriate funds to pay U.S. military personnel throughout the government shutdown.

Sen. Jon Husted must defend his seat in 2026 against his presumptive opponent, former Sen. Sherrod Brown. Brown, who many view as the standard bearer of Ohio's Democratic Party, is seeking a political comeback after he lost to Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024.

Sherrod Brown’s U.S. Senate campaign network has burst out of the gate financially, taking in about $8 million in the six weeks since he first entered the race.

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, a candidate for Senate in 2026, speaks in Columbus on Monday, where he endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate for Ohio governor in 2026. COLUMBUS — Sen. Jon Husted looks on as Vivek Ramaswamy fires up a standing-room-only crowd ...