There's No Place Like Home: If you hold a business function at your home, for employees or for business prospects where you might give a sales presentation or a seminar, you can take a 100% deduction if you can properly document the purpose of the event and the attendees.
Sen. Sherrod Brown. Brown, a Democrat, is a senator from Ohio and has served since Jan 4, 2007 (next election in 2018). He was previously the representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district (1993-2006).
Sherrod Brown was born in Mansfield, Ohio in 1952, the youngest of three sons. His father Charles was a physician. His mother Emily hailed from Georgia and was an early supporter of the civil rights movement, introducing her boys to political activism at an young age.