Jon Husted

Election night

Sherrod Brown beat Husted: U.S. Senate, Ohio (special).

Against Sherrod Brown (D) · Cook rating: Toss Up

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Voters decide control of Congress in 2026 midterms

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Appointed to fill Vance's seat; running in the 2026 special election.

Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the Nov. 3 midterms, according to projections from NBC News and The New York Times. The Times reported that Democrats flipped seven Senate seats and overcame a Republican redistricting effort to take the House.

Updated 2 days ago

Democrats win Congress, stalling crypto's market structure bill

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Lost the 2026 special election to Sherrod Brown.

Crypto spent the 2026 midterms trying to keep Congress friendly. On Nov. 3, Democrats won the House and Senate anyway. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat the industry reportedly spent more than $60 million trying to defeat, won back a Senate seat.

Updated 3 days ago

House passes bipartisan bill to shield ratepayers from data center electricity costs

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As of October 2026: Sought unanimous consent for the House bill on September 17; the September 30 cloture vote fell three votes short

The House voted 417–3 on September 16 to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, which tells state regulators to hold hearings on whether data centers drawing 100 megawatts or more should pay the full cost of the power infrastructure built for them. States can hold the hearings and decline to adopt the standard, and the Senate fell three votes short of advancing the bill on September 30, 57–43.

Updated Oct 3