Event Brief
Money trail surfaces in Brown ads targeting Google data center
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Summary: Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown accepted $20,000 from Google’s PAC while running ads attacking a Google data center in Lancaster, Ohio. The disclosure creates a “Jekyll-and-Hyde” snag in a critical Senate race.
WHO: Sherrod Brown
WHAT: Brown accepted $20,000 from Google’s PAC while running ads attacking a Google data center in Lancaster, Ohio.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
WHERE: Lancaster, Ohio, USA
WHY: The ads attacking Google’s data center were complicated by the surfaced money trail showing Brown’s acceptance of funds from Google’s PAC.
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