COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken is headed to the Statehouse. Timken, who unsuccessfully ran to be a U.S. Senator, will instead replace state Sen. Kirk Schuring in the Ohio Senate.

Republican Jane Timken was selected to fill vacancy in the Ohio Senate. She plans to focus on economic development and making Ohio a "top-tier state."

Jane Timken, who served as the head of the state Republican Party and ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, has been chosen to fill a vacancy in the Ohio Senate.

Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken has been appointed to an open seat in the state Senate. The Northeast Ohio district has been without representation since Kirk Schuring, the three-decade-long serving legislator,

The Cincinnati-born Timken, who is now based in Canton, will replace the late Kirk Schuring, a Jackson Township Republican who died of cancer last November.

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.

Timken was newly-elected President Trump’s pick to lead the Ohio GOP when she ousted Matt Borges in 2017. Borges had supported former Ohio Gov. John Kasich as he ran against Trump in the 2016 primary, and had not been an enthusiastic supporter after Trump became the GOP nominee.

Ohio’s newest U.S. Senator was sworn in Tuesday afternoon. Jon Husted, who served six years as Ohio’s lieutenant governor, was chosen by Gov. Mike DeWine last week to replace JD Vance, who resigned the Senate seat to become vice president.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will be moving from the ... Strategists believe the frontrunners for LG include RNC Committeewoman for Ohio Jane Timken, former state. Sen. Matt Dolan, former state Rep. Jay Edwards, Ohio Department of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio’s newest U.S. Senator ... former Senate candidate Jane Timken, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Treasurer Robert Sprague, state Sen. Matt Dolan and attorney ...