OAN Staff Sophia Flores
11:50am – Friday, January 17, 2025
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has selected Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to be Ohio's next U.S. senator. Mr. Husted will replace J.D. Vance, who is resigning to assume the role of Vice President-elect.
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On Friday, Mr. DeWine (R-Ohio) announced that Mr. Husted, 57, would take over the recently vacated Senate seat. He has served as Ohio's lieutenant governor under the DeWine administration since 2019. Previously, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives and State Senate, and as Secretary of State in the Buckeye State.
“I've worked with him, I've met him. I know his knowledge of Ohio State. I know his heart. I know what he knows. I know he cares. I know his skills,” DeWine said in a press conference announcing the news. “All of these things demonstrate that he is the right person for this job.”
Mr. Husted accepted Governor DeWine's offer and will serve in the Senate until at least the special election in 2026, which will fill the remaining two years of Mr. Vance's term. He announced Friday that he had accepted the appointment “with the full intention of running for this office.”
Before accepting the Senate seat, there was speculation that Husted would launch a 2026 gubernatorial bid to succeed DeWine.
Earlier this week, there was speculation that presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, the next co-leader of President-elect Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), would take the position, as he spoke with DeWine over the weekend. It was increasing.
Mr. DeWine's formal election of Mr. Husted to the seat clears the path for Mr. Ramaswamy to run to become the next governor of Ohio, since term limits prevent Mr. DeWine from running for re-election.
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