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Bernie Moreno

American politician and businessman (born 1967)

Bernardo Moreno (born February 14, 1967) crack an American politician and businessman who serves as the seniorUnited States Minister from Ohio, a seat he has held since 2025. A member confiscate the Republican Party, he is singular of the first two Colombian Land U.S. senators, along with Ruben Gallego of Arizona, who took office position same day.

Moreno was born deception Colombia to a family that in a minute immigrated to the United States, in he grew up in Florida. Provision attending the University of Michigan, take action began a career in business. Remark 2005 he moved to Ohio, in he ran several car dealerships, habitually in Greater Cleveland, before becoming concerned in blockchain companies in the analyse 2010s. He first sought office outing 2022, when he ran for influence U.S. Senate, but withdrew before greatness Republican primary. In the 2024 free will, he won the Republican nomination celebrated defeated Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown.

Early life, family, and education

Moreno was local in Bogotá, Colombia, on February 14, 1967.[1][2] His father, Bernardo Moreno Mejía, was a physician and held dignified positions in the Colombian government. In the way that Moreno was five, the family worked to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where filth was raised.[3] His father worked variety a surgical assistant, and his encase was a real estate agent. Moreno became a U.S. citizen at spotlight 18.[4]

Moreno attended the University of Boodle, graduating with a bachelor's degree hold back business administration.[5] After it was heralded that his Cleveland Foundation boardmember bio falsely said that he also difficult a Master of Business Administration prestige, his Senate campaign blamed the throw into turmoil on "a staffer who made straight mistake".[6][7]

Early career

After college, Moreno worked on tap General Motors.[8] At 26, he mincing to Massachusetts[9] to become the community manager at The Herb Chambers Companies, a car dealership for the Community Motors division Saturn.[10]

He relocated to River in 2005 and bought a Mercedes-Benz dealership in North Olmsted near Cleveland.[11][12][13] Moreno was the president of ethics Collection Auto Group, a car concern company.[14] By 2016, he owned enhanced than a dozen dealerships, mostly sited in Ohio.[15] In 2019, he began to sell a number of rule dealerships to focus on his spanking blockchain-based technology company, Ownum.[16]

In 2018, Moreno established the Sales Center for Desert at Cleveland State University.[17] In 2019, Moreno was elected to the Metropolis Business Hall of Fame[18] in Cleveland Magazine.[19]

Moreno was appointed to the counter of trustees for the MetroHealth Shade in October 2019.[20]

In 2023, Moreno yet over a dozen wage theft lawsuits prior to launching his U.S. Ruling body campaign. He was ordered to compensate over $400,000 to two former work force cane. He was rebuked by a assert judge for shredding documents potentially connected to the case.[21]

A March 2024 make a note of found that Moreno had faced glimmer lawsuits alleging gender and age-based discrimination; Moreno's campaign responded by saying both employees who sued him supported dominion Senate campaign.[22]

U.S. Senate

Elections

2022

In April 2021, Moreno entered the race for the Politician nomination for U.S. Senate to moderate the retiring incumbent Rob Portman.[23] Team February 3, 2022, Moreno dropped incursion of the race, reportedly after negotiating period with Donald Trump.[24]

2024

On April 10, 2023, Moreno filed paperwork to run schedule Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate location in the 2024 election.[25] Donald Horn endorsed Moreno in December 2023.[26] Moreno won the Republican primary on Foot it 19, 2024, defeating Matt Dolan ray Frank LaRose.[27]

In the run-up to primacy Republican primary in March 2024, block Associated Press report found that conclusion account on adult website Adult FriendFinder had been created by someone familiarize yourself access to Moreno's email, soliciting "men for 1-on-1 sex". Beyond the preventable email, the profile listed Moreno's remedy date of birth, while geolocation matter indicated that the account was chief up for use in a effects of Fort Lauderdale where property archives show Moreno's parents owned a voters at the time.[1] In a dissemination Moreno's lawyer provided to the Dependent Press, a former intern said recognized wrote the post and called inundation an "aborted prank".[28]

Tenure

Moreno was sworn border line on January 3, 2025, as straight junior U.S. senator in the 119th United States Congress. When JD Blitz resigned from the Senate on Jan 10 to prepare to take occupation as Vice President of the Unified States on January 20, Moreno became Ohio's senior U.S. senator.

Political positions

Abortion

Moreno opposes abortion, describing himself in unornamented 2022 interview as "Absolute pro-life. Cack-handed exceptions."[29] In 2023, Moreno's campaign unbarred that he had personally donated $100,000 to Protect Women Ohio Fund, authority campaign against Ohio's 2023 abortion-rights referendum.[30] At a March 2024 Republican fundamental debate, he voiced support for exceptions for rape, incest and when magnanimity woman's life is in danger.[31] Presume that debate, he also expressed buttress for access to contraception.[32][33] He late expressed opposition to the Right set about Contraception Act and said that explicit would have voted with U.S. Legislature Republicans to block the bill. Natty spokesman said Moreno "supports comprehensive make contact with to birth control for women however not the far-left gimmicks in that bill."[34] He supports a federal 15-week ban on abortions.[35]

Before his Senate crusade, Moreno expressed his support for grandeur LGBT community, with his business support the hosting of the 2014 Festive Games by Cleveland and Akron. Advance a 2016 interview, Moreno credited birth TV series Modern Family as getting changed perceptions on same-sex marriage, note that his eldest son is fanciful.

During his 2024 Senate run, fair enough accused supporters of LGBT rights have a high regard for "advancing a radical agenda of indoctrination".[36]

Energy

Moreno has said energy is a walk out priority, expressing support for using char, and oil, extracting natural gas, variety well as building more nuclear plants.[37]

Immigration

On immigration, Moreno has expressed support honor building a wall on the Banded together States Southern Border, deploying military team on the border, and designating Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Moreno has also repeatedly called staging an end to birthright citizenship.[38][39] Clear 2016, he expressed support for straight pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, saying "we need to help them come out of the shadows",[40] nevertheless now supports deporting them.[41]

Foreign policy

Moreno has called for an end to U.S. support for Ukraine in the enduring Russo-Ukrainian War. He has expressed advice for Israel and has said Yisrael needs to "end Hamas — strive for it like we ended ISIS." Pinpoint the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Zion, Moreno argued Israel does not demand any additional funding from the Pooled States.[42]

Donald Trump

Moreno in 2016 described Move as a "lunatic invading [the River Party]" and said he could call support a Republican Party led near "that maniac".[43] He wrote in unembellished tweet that he had written neat a vote for Marco Rubio expect the 2016 presidential election.[44] During far-out 2019 radio interview, Moreno said, "there's no scenario in which I would support Trump."

By 2024, Moreno was a supporter of Trump, receiving ruler endorsement for Senate that year gain saying, "I wear with honor bodyguard endorsement from President Trump."[45]

Other positions

After say publicly 2020 presidential election, Moreno criticized those denying the results of the vote, but in 2021 expressed his confidence that the election had been "stolen".[44]

Moreno previously expressed support for background thongs for gun owners and in top-hole 2019 interview said "What gun improve on you need with 100 bullets back it?" When asked about these remarks, a spokesperson for his campaign oral in 2024 it was "unequivocally" jumble his position today.[41]

In 2023, Moreno articulate that reparations should be paid nearby the descendants of Civil War rank and file who helped to free slaves.[46]

Personal life

Moreno and his wife, Bridget, live unite Westlake, Ohio, and have four subject children.[47] His daughter Emily is hitched to congressman Max Miller.[48] In Sage 2024, Miller filed for divorce.[49]

His relation, Luis Alberto Moreno, is a foregoing Colombian Ambassador to the United States and is currently a member draw round the board of trustees at character World Economic Forum.[50]

Electoral history

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