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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today is the first day of early voting in Ohio! We just voted at Franklin County Board of Elections. What a warm welcome from everyone working there. True public servants. If you are voting today, please share your photo in this thread. Photo by Jacey Schank.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In all of our faces, I see my mother. Photo by Emily Brown.

Photo of three generations, left to write: Connie Schultz, granddaughter Ela, and daughter Cait.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to every man who has loved a child. If you are struggling, may this day land gently. Photo: Sherrod with our first grandchild, Clayton, who graduated from high school earlier this month.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Shortly after we boarded a recent flight home, a fellow Ohioan handed this card to Sherrod and offered words of encouragement. These moments of kindness mean so much, particularly in this campaign season. We meet good people everywhere.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A perfect start to my day. Congratulations, Thrity Umrigar. Your new novel, Missing Sam, is a gift for our weary souls.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Jan. 6, 2021: Sherrod leaving for D.C. at 5:09 a.m. No amount of presidential pardons & shameful attempts to rewrite history will change what I remember about the violence on our Capitol that day. For nearly 45 minutes, we could not determine Sherrod’s whereabouts, or whether he was even alive.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Sometimes, I run out of walk before I run out of worry. Still, I’m grateful for the view. What’s on your mind this evening?

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

May 2026 surprise you in the kindest ways. On we go, friends and kind strangers.

A grandfather, grandchild and family dog walk as the snow falls.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

At 4:43 a.m., he decided the only place he could sleep was in my study, so this is where we are. For fourteen years he has followed me everywhere. My turn. Franklin is snoring.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Happy birthday to this force for good. I love you, Sherrod.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

We just voted at our friendly polling place.

Sherrod Brown and Connie Schultz after casting votes.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Fourteen years ago today we adopted this sweet boy. Every day with you is a gift, dear Franklin. We love you.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Our friend and neighbor—and Ohio’s next governor—got to meet Walter and Franklin today. Proud to stand with you, Amy Acton.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

New York Times: “Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela & for her struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Good morning. As the eldest daughter of Janey Schultz, I do hereby declare that the season of Autumn has officially arrived. Adorn yourselves and carry on.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Dear single mothers, I remember. Happy Mother’s Day.

Connie Schultz with son and daughter, photographed during her single mother days.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Good morning. Let’s carve out those breaks today.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Spring is here and we rejoice. Looking forward to meeting this year’s residents in the robin condo.

Last year’s robins’ nest tucked into lilac tree beginnings to bud.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Saturday reading. Thanks for the advance copy of your wonderful book, @mauracasey.bsky.social. I’m falling in love with it all over again. Release date is April 1. Maura’s book can be pre-ordered wherever you buy your books.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Good morning from sunny-ish Cleveland.

From kitchen window view, the sun is rising on a snowy, 9-degree morning in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“I don’t welcome people who want to work solo or be a star. My team and I will not tolerate backbiting, second-guessing inappropriately, or drama. These are counterproductive to the mission.” White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

View on my last visit to Sherrod’s Senate office in Washington. So much change was coming for our country. But I heard our grandchildren’s laughter nearby and felt the hope in that. Life is never one thing. We are in this together, friends & kind strangers. Knowing that gives me so much strength.

U.S. flag waving outside window of Washington office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Long before dawn, a single home on the other side of the woods mirrors the light in ours. I’ve never met who lives there, and I don’t know how they spend their days. I just know their day begins like mine, early in the dark quiet. Camaraderie from afar.

A single lighted home appears in the distance, on the other side of the woods.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

My photo file informs me that this is a picture of our backyard on April 21, 2021. A reminder, perhaps, that every year is unpredictable, but it is also full of wonder. On this first day of 2025, what is on your mind?

Two dogs standing on snow covered deck in Spring.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Slowly but inevitably, we make our way into the New Year. Eyes straight, hearts wide open—if we dare. I vote yes. Photo by Alejandro Molina.

Baby crawling in grass toward yellow light.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Before every grandchild’s departure, we herd our dogs out to the backyard. To protect Walter, as he always wants to dash out the door after them and has no sense of street safety. Yesterday, after countless snuggles, Carolyn said a final goodbye to the boy who couldn’t believe she was leaving him.

A small dog is peering through the window at a child who loves him.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas. For those who are struggling, may the day land gently. Photo: Christmas Eve 2017.

Grandpa with grandchild and Franklin the dog, walking in the snow.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Hearts wide open. Photo by Emily Brown.

Sherrod Brown and Connie Schultz on Senate subway with seven of their grandchildren.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Today Sherrod delivered his final address to the U.S. Senate. I hope never to forget the look on my husband’s face when he realized all of our kids and 7 of our 8 grandkids showed up to sit in the Senate’s family gallery. He is ours and we are his, always. Photo: Renee Bouchard

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Perhaps I should rethink these holiday cards….

Greeting card illustrated with old car ditched in high snow above the words, “Heading into the new year…”

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Sherrod rushed from the airport to the Senate floor to pay tribute just now to his friend, Sen. Jon Tester, who delivered his farewell speech today. I agree with Sherrod: No one worked harder in that job or brought more joy to the work than Jon. Love to you, Shar.

C-Span shot of smiling Sen. Sherrod Brown as he stands on the Senate floor and pays tribute to his friend and departing colleague, Sen. Jon Tester.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Dog PARK, I mean. But also a little dog.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Best post-election birthday gift ever, continued….

Sherrod is playing his new guitar with help from three-year-old granddaughter Maribell.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Thrilled that LOLA AND THE TROLL made USA Today’s list of favorite 12 books to give as gifts this month. “This picture book is perfect for the child in your life, but ‘Lola and the Troll’ is just as great as a gift for a friend.” To view the entire list: www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Book cover of mighty little girl and her dog standing up to a troll.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I grew up in Ashtabula, where in recent days my sister’s car has been buried under a mountain of snow. We’ll call this a dusting in our patch of Cleveland, regardless of little Walter’s protests. So much zooming.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Polaroid Land photo from Christmas 1971. On the back Dad wrote “Connie Marie,” and added our address. In case I was turned into a Lost and Found, maybe.

Teenage Connie wearing new pants outfit from 1971. Console TV and fiberglass curtains in background.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Good morning from our home to yours. For me, this will be a day of grading and driving and meeting and teaching and laughing (always laughing) and more driving. So grateful for all that remains in this time of change.

Glass figurines of evergreens and a village lighted by candles burning against a dark, early morning sky.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Walter’s apparent goal is to be held by each grandchild for a Christmas portrait. Here he is with Carolyn, who spent much of this morning building the entire Christmas village, which spans the top of three bookcases.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Your Shiloh looks a lot like our Franklin.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Good morning. What are your plans for this Black Friday? Photo: Definitely not from today. We are happily homebound.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Current soundtrack: I’d Have You Anytime by Bob Dylan and George Harrison Next up: Sherrod’s 30-year-old song about NAFTA.

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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving. If this is a hard week for you, may the day land gently.

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