FILE - Chairman Sherrod Brown, of Ohio, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. Ohio's political pendulum swung left last year, as voters overwhelmingly supported enshrining abortion rights and voted to legalize recreational marijuana. The victories have encouraged Democrats defending Brown's pivotal U.S. Senate seat in a state that's twice supported Donald Trump by wide margins.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE PHOTO
