Posted on 07/10/2025 3:28:18 AM PDT by cotton1706
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is sharking up the food chain, now officially becoming the deputy whip for Senate Republicans.
“Bernie has already proven to be a strong, effective deputy whip. During our marathon of votes, he worked nonstop for 27 hours to keep our Conference united and ultimately secured passage of our Republican agenda. In his short time in the Senate, he’s become an integral member of the team,” said Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the Senate Majority Whip, in a press release.
“His focus on helping working families, deep knowledge of business, and commitment to commonsense have led to big wins for America, such as ending the Biden electric vehicle mandate. I’m glad to fight for a safer, more prosperous America alongside my friend Bernie,” he added.
The Ohio Republican replaces Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who is retiring at the end of this term. Yet, Moreno was also instrumental in holding the line against Senate Democrats’ attempts to derail making the Trump tax cuts permanent and tweaks to Medicaid. Tillis voted against the president’s signature domestic achievement, and there must be consequences for that (via Semafor):
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This is who McConnell intentionally chooses for leadership. I guess Jim Langford wasn't available (/sarc).
Seriously!
He seems to be issue fluid on some issues, like guns.
An upgrade...
Wikipedia:
Moreno defeated incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown in the general election. During the general election campaign, the crypto industry spent more than $40 million in support of Moreno's campaign. Brown was considered adversarial to the crypto industry.
Gee, I guess we know who he's beholden to...
from a coindesk.com article March 2024:
Moreno will face off in the general election against crypto doubter Sen. Sherrod Brown, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee who has been a legislative roadblock for digital assets regulation.
Ohio's U.S. Senate race may be the biggest congressional contest this year for the crypto industry, now pitting a digital assets booster against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the sitting Senate Banking Committee chairman who has stood in the way of the development of regulatory legislation.
Bernie Moreno, an Ohio businessman and crypto enthusiast who founded a blockchain startup that focuses on property titles, won the Republican nomination Tuesday in the battleground state where Brown has previously held his ground, despite most of its statewide offices being held by Republicans.
Brown has been a vocal critic of the digital assets sector, especially the frauds and company implosions that have cost consumers money. He's expressed some interest in moving legislation that would deal with the illicit use of crypto, but not yet in bills that would set up rules of the road for the industry.
Moreno knocked off a very powerful Senate Democrat. That happens occasionally, of course. But he beat the one who clearly stood in the way of advancing crypto legislation.
Moreno's job is to advance the crypto and digital assets agenda in the legislature, currently in the form of the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act. A quick look at his committee assignments is tailor-made for this type of Senate career arc. He's landed some powerful committee assignments for a rookie.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
◦ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
◦ Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
◦ Subcommittee on Digital Assets
• Committee on the Budget
• Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
◦ Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media
◦ Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries
◦ Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
◦ Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
• Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
◦ Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
◦ Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs
Moreno had a controversy in the March 2024 primary - which would have damaged, if not outright ended - the political careers of lesser men, having to do with him being on a gay sex website. It was dismissed as a prank 😆 and forgotten.
from an apnews.com article:
Moreno’s potential vulnerability has sparked frustration among senior Republican operatives and elected officials in Washington and Ohio, according to seven people who are directly familiar with conversations about how to address the matter. The people requested anonymity to avoid running afoul of Trump and his allies. They described concerns surrounding Moreno’s candidacy as so acute that some party officials sought a review of data to determine his potential involvement.
That review, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, linked the profile to Moreno’s work email address.
The AP’s independent review reached the same conclusion. The AP obtained data from the Adult Friend Finder leak as well as information that remains publicly accessible on the company’s website. An analysis of those records show the profile was created and authenticated by someone who had access to Moreno’s work email account.
Beyond the work email, the profile lists Moreno’s correct date of birth, while geolocation data indicates that the account was set up for use in a part of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where property records show Moreno’s parents owned a home at the time. The account’s username — nardo19672 — appears to refer to Moreno’s full first name, Bernardo, as well as the year and month of his birth in February 1967.
“This is a telling example of how this data doesn’t just go away,” said Jake Williams, a prominent cybersecurity researcher and a former National Security Agency offensive hacker who independently confirmed that Moreno’s work email address was included in a copy of the leaked data from Adult Friend Finder.
Moreno was cool with LGBT before his campaign, but after was a different story..
Before his Senate campaign, Moreno expressed his support for the LGBT community, with his business sponsoring the hosting of the 2014 Gay Games by Cleveland and Akron.
In a 2016 interview, Moreno credited the TV series Modern Family as having changed perceptions on same-sex marriage, noting that his eldest son is gay.
During his 2024 Senate run, he accused supporters of LGBT rights of "advancing a radical agenda of indoctrination".
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