Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Friday that he is selecting Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. DeWine made the announcement at a press
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.
Husted will serve at least through a 2026 special election to fill the remaining two years of the vice president-elect's term.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has selected Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open when Vice President-elect JD Vance resigned. Husted will join Bernie Moreno as the other U.S. Senator from Ohio.
J.D. Vance had four years left on his Senate term before he resigned from his seat. Jon Husted is expected to take his place.
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat and join new Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named state Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the US Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.
Mike DeWine will appoint Lt ... who took the oath of office earlier this month after defeating former Sen. Sherrod Brown in November. Husted will serve in the Senate through 2026 and must run ...
The national Americans for Prosperity Action, a super-PAC affiliated with the AFP, spent millions on GOP-backing ads for U.S. Senate races, including the race now-U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno ran against former Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Two appointed senators, with the significant failure rate of those appointees, might be the helping hand that Senate Democrats need to climb back into power.
Same day Lt. Gov, Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's U.S. Senator, Vivek Ramaswamy exited DOGE expecting to enter the Ohio Governor's race next week.
Political leadership is shifting in the state of Ohio. Since Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President J.D. Vance’s Ohio Senator seat until the November 2026 special election,