Gov. Mike DeWine has scheduled a press conference Friday afternoon as he continues to linger over his long-anticipated pick to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. DeWine’s office didn’t specify a reason for the 1 p.
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will replace J.D. Vance in Congress' upper chamber, as the former senator readies for his inauguration as vice president.
J.D. Vance resigned from his Senate seat ahead of his swearing-in as the 50th vice president on Inauguration Day.
Governor Mike DeWine has chosen his Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill an Ohio Senate seat vacated by incoming Vice President JD Vance, a source with knowledge of the pick told WCPO.
A major move in Ohio's Capitol could be announced as soon as Friday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine may appoint a new U.S. senator to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.
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.
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.
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat and join new Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.
More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.
Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday. DeWine’s decision ends months of jockeying among top Ohio Republicans for the coveted seat,
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine tapped his Lt. Governor to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice-President Elect JD Vance Friday.