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.

Ohio’s next U.S. senator is in the hands of Gov. Mike DeWine after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance submitted his resignation Thursday night.

NBC News is citing an anonymous source who said the announcement is scheduled to come at a 1 p.m. press conference from DeWine.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to announce on Friday Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will replace J.D. Vance in Congress’ upper chamber, as the former senator readies

Jon Husted, lieutenant governor of Ohio, is expected to be appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine to become the next U.S. Senator from Ohio, according to an NBC News report.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine today signed the certificate of appointment to the U.S. Senate for Lt. Gov Jon Husted, who will be filling the senate seat being vacated by incoming Vice President JD Vance. DeWine signed it in Washington,

Current Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was chosen by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Friday afternoon to fill Vice President-elect J.D. Vance’s U.S. Senate seat. Husted, who has served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio since 2019 and was Ohio’s 50th Secretary of State from 2011-2019,

Mike DeWine after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance submitted his resignation Thursday night. Vance, whose resignation took effect at midnight Friday morning, promised to help President-elect Donald ...

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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.

First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.