Republicans rounded out their 53-seat Senate majority on Tuesday with the swearing-in of Jon Husted and Ashley Moody, the two senators replacing Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday that he selected Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, tapping a like-minded fiscal and defense hawk to replace one of the Republican Party’s leading populist voices.

Mike DeWine signed a certificate of appointment to the United States Senate on Sunday for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted. Husted was announced Friday as the successor for Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. The 57-year-old Husted,

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat left by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. Gov. Mike DeWine, a former U.S. senator himself, made the appointment Friday afternoon after a week of speculation following Vance’s resignation Jan.

Ohio’s Governor Mike DeWine has an n ounced that Jon Husted, the state’s lieutenant governor, will fill the vacant seat created by J.D. Vance’s elevation to the vice presidency. Vance resigned his senate seat on January 10, so the appointment increases the Republican advantage in the Senate to 53–47.

Mike DeWine’s right-hand man has emerged as the front-runner to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the Senate ... Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is considered the prohibitive favorite for the ...

J.D. Vance resigned from his seat in Congress ... but is staying tight-lipped about who he is considering. Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has emerged as a frontrunner, with other candidates ...

With Lt. Gov. Jon Husted stepping into the Senate vacancy left by newly inaugurated Vice President J.D. Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine has another important seat to fill. Ohio needs a new lieutenant

Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur who sought the GOP nomination for president in 2024, has signaled plans to run for governor of Ohio next year. A native of Cincinnati, Ramaswamy, 39, had shown interest in Vice President J.D. Vance’s recently vacated Senate seat before Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chose Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as Vance’s successor.

As I write this, Donald J. Trump has just been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, marking a spectacular comeback to the White House. Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy has stepped down from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),