Senator, United States Senate, 2007-present

Candidate, United States Senate, Ohio, 2024

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 1993-2006

Secretary of State, Ohio, 1982-1990

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 1975-1982

Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade

Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy

Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

Member, Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research

Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development

Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness

Member, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security

Member, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance

Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment

Chair, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy

Member, Veterans' Affairs and The Military

Member, Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee

Chair, Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee

Co-Chair, Congressional Automotive Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Taiwan

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Steel Caucus

Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Member, Democratic Steering Committee

Member, Executive Committee, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Great Lakes Task Force

Former Co-Chair, Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans, United States Senate

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Medical Technology Caucus

Founder, Northeast Ohio Breast and Prostate Cancer Task Force

Member, Older Americans Caucus

Co-Chair, Senate Air Force Caucus

Member, Senate Nuclear Waste Cleanup Caucus

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Care, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Agricultural Research, and Specialty Crops, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy

Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Co-Founder, House Food Safety Caucus, 2003-2006

Teacher, Government/Political Science, Ohio State University, 1979-1981

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Astrological Sign:

Scorpio

Awards:

Friend of Children and Children's Hospitals, National Association of Children's Hospitals; Distinguished Public Health Legislator of the Year, American Public Health Association, 2002

Number of Grandchildren:

3

Publications:

Myths of Free Trade (New Press: 2004) Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority (Kent State University Press, 2002)

Spouse's Occupation:

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist