Shontel Brown

Shontel Brown
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th district
Assumed office
November 4, 2021
Preceded byMarcia Fudge
Member of the Cuyahoga County Council
from the 9th district
In office
January 1, 2015  November 4, 2021
Preceded byEllen Connally
Succeeded byMeredith Turner
Personal details
Born
Shontel Monique Brown

(1975-06-24) June 24, 1975
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCuyahoga Community College (AS)
Wilberforce University (BS)
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WebsiteHouse website

Shontel Monique Brown (born June 24, 1975) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyahoga County Council, representing the 9th district. She won her congressional seat in a special election on November 2, 2021, after Marcia Fudge resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Joe Biden.