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.

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.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appoints Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill VP-elect JD Vance's former Senate seat. This move is part of President-elect Trump's cabinet selections causing GOP reshuffling. The appointment will remain until a November 2026 special election,

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. That’s according to two people famili

Gov. Jon Husted, right. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.) Following our reporting on a proposal by Republican leadership in Ohio to cut public school spending, which resulted in the lawmakers facing backlash, half a dozen GOP legislators personally reached out ...

In making his announcement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he wanted a "workhorse" in the U.S. senate who would focus on Ohio as well as the rest of the country.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Friday was chosen by his boss, Gov. Mike DeWine, to fill out the remainder of Vice President-elect JD Vance's term in the U.S. Senate.

Donald Trump’s ally, Vivek Ramaswamy, was bypassed for a Senate appointment in his home state of Ohio despite encouragement by the president-elect, foreclosing a political possibility for the entrepreneur at the start of the new administration.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Jon Husted was a front-runner for the Senate vacancy. Husted, however, has long eyed a run for governor and has the opportunity to run in 2026 to succeed DeWine, who is term limited. An Ohio GOP ...

Jon Husted — not Ramaswamy ... His remarks led to a heated debate about H-1B visas among the various factions of the GOP sphere — as well as virulent anti-Indian rhetoric on social media.