Representative Schontel Brown (D-Ohio) was expected to win his re-election in the Cleveland area on Tuesday, defeating progressive contender Nina Turner in a high-profile rematch seen as an early test of the Democratic Party’s lead in the run-off. .
The Associated Press announced the race at 10:22 p.m. ET.
Brown’s victory in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District secured her a place as a builder of consensus between the party’s two wings.
She won her first special election for Congress in 2021, when the former Republic of Marsha Fudge (Ohio) stepped down to become President Biden’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
A newcomer to Capitol Hill, Brown is a staunch supporter of Biden and the Democrats in office. She led both campaigns, fully supporting the White House’s internal agenda and vowing to help shift the president’s top priorities, including on key votes.
This loyalty paid off just before election day. Biden offered Brown surprising approval – one of the few party primary elections he ran in – giving it a boost in the final stages of the campaign.
“Schontel is committed to building a better America,” Biden wrote on Friday afternoon. He called her a “true partner in Congress.”
Brown also received support from the whip of the majority in the House of Representatives, James Clayburn (DS.C.), another powerful supporter, and the Progressive Assembly, which further demonstrated her intra-party appeal.
Biden’s decision to support Brown angered some progressives who wanted to send Turner to Congress.
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Turner, a former co-chair of Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign (I-Vt.), Has inspired many on the left with her approach to politics and progressive causes. But she drew criticism from others in the party for what they considered unnecessary bombings.
The former Ohio senator often disagreed with establishment figures, including Biden himself, about policies, and promised to bring some of that fire to Washington if elected.
In the end, however, Brown’s popularity proved stronger in the field.
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