Bernie Moreno

Bernie Moreno
Bernie Moreno
	Official portrait, 2025
United States Senator; from Ohio
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2025 Serving with Jon Husted
Preceded by	Sherrod Brown
Personal details
Born	Bernardo Francisco Moreno Mejía; February 14, 1967; Bogotá, Colombia
Citizenship	Colombia (until 1985); United States (since 1985);
Party	Republican
Spouse	Bridget Brickley (m. 1989)
Children	4
Relatives	Luis Moreno (brother); Max Miller (ex-son-in-law);
Education	University of Michigan (BBA)
Signature
Website	Senate website; Campaign website;

Bernardo Francisco Moreno Mejía (/məriːnoʊ/ mər-EE-noh; born February 14, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the senior United States senator from Ohio. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Moreno was born in Colombia to a family that soon immigrated to the United States, where he grew up in Florida. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he entered business and moved to Ohio in 2005, where he operated car dealerships predominantly in Greater Cleveland before becoming involved in blockchain companies.

Moreno first ran for the U.S. Senate in 2022, but withdrew before the Republican primary. In 2024, he defeated Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown, becoming Ohio's junior senator on January 3, 2025. A week later, he became the state's senior senator when JD Vance resigned to become vice president. Moreno is the first Hispanic American senator from Ohio and one of the first two Colombian American U.S. senators, alongside Ruben Gallego.