Gov. Mike DeWine announced his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “Jon Husted will be right at home in the United States Senate, and he’ll be at home on day one,” DeWine said Friday in a press conference at the statehouse in Columbus.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently met with Vivek Ramaswamy to discuss the vacant U.S. Senate seat left by JD Vance. Despite earlier withdrawing from consideration, Ramaswamy is now back in the mix for the appointment. DeWine aims to appoint someone who can win in both 2026 and… pic.twitter.com/VdY43ERY3s

The billionaire decided he could not campaign while helping lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but tensions with Elon Musk were also evident.

With the appointment of Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to JD Vance’s Senate seat, Ohio has two Republican U.S. Senators for the first time in 18 years. The last time that happened, the senators were George Voinovich and Mike DeWine — Ohio's current governor who, last week, appointed the 57-year-old Husted to the Vance vacancy.

The second administration of President Donald Trump only started on Monday, but there is already one high-profile exit from the commander-in-chief’s team. Vivek Ramaswamy, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur who ran for the Republican presidential nomination,

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is done at President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, and is expected to launch a campaign for Ohio governor earl

President-elect Donald Trump is urging his former campaign rival, Vivek Ramaswamy, to consider an appointment to Ohio's vacant U.S. Senate seat, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Gov. Mike DeWine must pick someone to replace Vice ...

Vivek Ramaswamy is a top contender for Ohio's vacant Senate seat, supported by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Although he withdrew his candidacy in Novem

Ohio needs a new lieutenant governor. Husted was selected to fill Vance’s unexpired Senate term on Jan. 17, and he will represent Ohio until a 2026 special election. Husted has served as Ohio’s lieutenant governor since 2019,

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he is running to be the next governor of Ohio — wedging the news between the departure from the race of a top rival and the expected entry as soon as next week of a new one.

Vivek Ramaswamy and others made moves after Jon Husted bowed out of the Ohio governor's race to become a U.S. Senator.