Bernie Moreno campaign prepares for results in the in Ohio US Senate race

Ohio's U.S. Senate race will be in the national spotlight today's general election as voters will choose between incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and GOP challenger, businessman Bernie Moreno.

The stakes? The result of Brown vs. Moreno may very well decide which party will have control of the Senate for at least the next two years. Democrats currently hold a 51-49 Senate advantage, a split that includes independent senators who caucus with Democrats.

Bernie Moreno
A Colombian immigrant, Moreno made his reputation in Northeast Ohio as a luxury car dealer before turning his interests to blockchain technology. He serves as president of his own company and chairman of the national personal chauffeur service Dryver.

The 57-year-old Moreno came back this year for his second attempt at winning the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate after falling short in 2022 to JD Vance. This time, he had the backing of the most influential Republican in the nation: Former President Donald Trump.

"It's time for the entire Republican Party to UNITE around Bernie's campaign for Senate, so that we can have a BIG victory in what will be the most important Election in American History," Trump said in his January endorsement of Moreno. "Bernie Moreno will be an outstanding United States Senator, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement — He will never let you down!"

With Trump's support, Moreno defeated Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to capture the Republican nomination in the March primary. Moreno, in his election night speech in Cleveland, called for party unity while praising Trump. He also set the tone for the fall campaign against Brown with a pledge to "retire the old commie."

During the course of the campaign, Moreno has dealt with several questions about his past business dealings.

In January 2024, the Associated Press reported that three discrimination suits were filed against Moreno in Cuyahoga County between 2015 and 2017. Two accused Moreno and Bernie Moreno Cos. of gender and age discrimination, respectively. The third, in which Moreno was not named, alleged race discrimination against a dealership run by a BMC subsidiary. All three lawsuits identified by the AP were settled out of court, and terms of any resulting settlement deals were kept private. Often, such deals include a clause preventing either side from disparaging the other.

Also in January 2024, Moreno discussed the outcome of a Massachusetts lawsuit that he lost related to overtime wage theft on a radio show. In 3News' VERIFY series, Stephanie Haney showed that Moreno's claims that the Massachusetts Supreme Court overturned federal law were false.

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