As the Daily Kos recently reported, Ohio’s first Black Congressman was Louis Stokes. Congressman Stokes was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and co-wrote the brief that led to the US Supreme Court ruling that created Ohio’s first majority Black district.
Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones was the first Black woman elected to the US Congress from Ohio. Congresswoman Marcia Fudge succeeded her until 2021 when she resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Shontel was elected to finish Congresswoman Fudge’s term in 2021 and is now starting her second full term in Congress.
In just a short amount of time, Shontel has sponsored 19 bills and co-sponsored nearly 700 bills. Ten have been enacted, including the Emmett Till Antilynching Act – which defines lynching as a federal hate crime, increasing the maximum penalty to 30 years imprisonment for several hate crime offenses.
The legacy of these groundbreaking leaders runs decades long, and Shontel is just getting started as she works to build on what they have started. From ensuring access to comprehensive and affordable healthcare to combating climate change that is wreaking havoc on our nation to preserving our democracy and more, Shontel is ready to fight for the future of America.
Shontel Brown is proud to be elected as the Congresswoman for Ohio’s 11th District. She has spent the last decade serving the people of Ohio and building coalitions. As she enters her second full term in Congress, she will use that experience to continue the fight for affordable quality health care, jobs that pay fair wages, a strong public education system, and to preserve and protect our democracy for generations to come. Will you join her and be the change we need?
