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FIRST ON FOX: Former Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has pitched himself as a Washington outsider fighting against a broken system, but records reviewed by Fox News Digital show his campaign pocketed tens of thousands of dollars from Nancy Pelosi, one of the most notable establishment figures in Washington, D.C., whose husband is a prolific stock trader.
A vocal critic of members of Congress “who are too busy lining their own pockets” and trading stocks, Brown’s campaign has accepted a total of $33,000 from Pelosi-affiliated committees since 2006, including $28,000 since February 2024, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Brown has taken a firm stance against congressional stock trading, writing on his campaign website, “No one â NO ONE â who serves in Congress, or their spouse, should be able to trade stocks. They also shouldnt be able to turn around when they leave office and become a lobbyist. If you cant agree to that, you shouldnt be in public office.”
Just weeks after announcing his comeback bid last year, Brown received $7,000 from committees affiliated with Pelosi. PAC to the Future gave $5,000, while Nancy Pelosi for Congress gave $2,000.
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Mehek Cooke, a GOP strategist and attorney in Ohio, told Fox News Digital that Brown has always sided with the Democratic establishment and has “never worked for us.”
“I hate when people present themselves as one thing and then turn their backs on you in Washington,” Cooke said, calling it another example of Browns “Jekyll and Hyde” platform.
She pointed to Browns lengthy career in politics as proof that he has been part of a system for “50 plus years” that he frequently condemns.
The former House speaker and her husband, Paul Pelosi, have an estimated net worth of roughly $278 million, according to a 2026 Yahoo Finance report. A 2025 New York Post report also found the couple made more than $130 million in stock profits during her congressional career.
In statement to Fox News Digital, Nicholas Martin, a spokesperson for Pelosi, denied she had any involvement in stock trading.
“Speaker Pelosi does not own any stocks and has no knowledge or subsequent involvement in any transactions,” Martin wrote.
Pelosi stood behind lawmakers trading individual stocks during a 2021 press briefing, saying, “We are a free-market economy. They should be able to participate in that,” before changing course in early 2022. Last year, Pelosi supported a ban, saying, “We must have strong transparency, robust accountability and tough enforcement for financial conduct in office because the American people deserve confidence that their elected leaders are serving the public interest â not their personal portfolios.”
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Browns position comes amid ongoing debate over congressional stock trading, with critics arguing the controversial practice gives lawmakers an unfair advantage. Last month, Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed bill, the <a href="https://foxnews.com/politics/schumer-tanks-popular-insider-t
