BROWN, Shontel M., a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 24, 1975; graduated from John Adams High School, Cleveland, Ohio; A.B., Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio; marketing professional; business owner; member of the Warrensville Heights, Ohio, city council, 2012-2015; member of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, council, 2015-2021; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Marcia L. Fudge (November 2, 2021-present).