28 Facts About Bernie Moreno

Bernardo Moreno is an American and Colombian politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the senior United States senator from Ohio.

Bernie Moreno was born in Colombia to a family that soon immigrated to the United States, where he grew up in Florida.

Bernie Moreno is one of the first two Colombian American US senators, along with Ruben Gallego of Arizona, who took office the same day.

Bernie Moreno was born in Bogota, Colombia, on February 14,1967.

Bernie Moreno's father, Bernardo Moreno Mejia, was a physician and held high-ranking positions in the Colombian government.

When Bernie Moreno was five, the family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was raised.

Bernie Moreno's father worked as a surgical assistant, and his mother was a real estate agent.

Bernie Moreno attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Bernie Moreno relocated to Ohio in 2005 and bought a Mercedes-Benz dealership in North Olmsted near Cleveland.

Bernie Moreno was the president of the Collection Auto Group, a car dealership company.

In 2018, Bernie Moreno established the Sales Center for Excellence at Cleveland State University.

In 2019, Bernie Moreno was elected to the Cleveland Business Hall of Fame in Cleveland Magazine.

Bernie Moreno was appointed to the board of trustees for the MetroHealth System in October 2019.

In 2023, Bernie Moreno settled over a dozen wage theft lawsuits prior to launching his US Senate campaign.

Bernie Moreno was ordered to pay over $400,000 to two former employees.

Bernie Moreno was rebuked by a state judge for shredding documents potentially related to the case.

On February 3,2022, Bernie Moreno dropped out of the race, reportedly after meeting with Donald Trump.

Bernie Moreno won the Republican primary on March 19,2024, defeating Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose.

Bernie Moreno defeated incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown in the general election.

Bernie Moreno was sworn in on January 3,2025, as a junior US senator in the 119th United States Congress.

Bernie Moreno later expressed opposition to the Right to Contraception Act and said that he would have voted with US Senate Republicans to block the bill.

Bernie Moreno has said energy is a top priority, expressing support for using coal, and oil, extracting natural gas, as well as building more nuclear plants.

On immigration, Bernie Moreno has expressed support for building a wall on the United States Southern Border, deploying military personnel on the border, and designating Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

Bernie Moreno has repeatedly called for an end to birthright citizenship.

Bernie Moreno has called for an end to US support for Ukraine in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.

Bernie Moreno wrote in a tweet that he had written in a vote for Marco Rubio in the 2016 presidential election.

In 2023, Bernie Moreno said that reparations should be paid to the descendants of Union soldiers who died in the Civil War.

Bernie Moreno's brother, Luis Alberto Moreno, is a former Colombian Ambassador to the United States and is currently a member of the board of trustees at the World Economic Forum.