Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) is set to become the newest addition to the Senate after Gov. Mike DeWine (R) selected him to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s seat on Friday. DeWine made the announcement after significant speculation and consideration of a “large number of people,

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that his state’s lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, would fill the Senate seat left vacant by Vice President-elect JD Vance for at least the next two years. “I came to the conclusion, as you see, that the person who ...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has been appointed to fill the Ohio U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's newest U.S. senator Tuesday, just one day after his predecessor became vice president of the United States. Vice President JD Vance administered the oath to Husted during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol attended by Husted's family, Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Bernie Moreno.

PHOTO: Jon Husted, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, accepted Gov., Mike DeWine's appointment to the US Senate, Jan 17, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (Courtney Hergesheimer/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network)

Governor Mike DeWine signed the certificate of appointment to the U.S. Senate for Jon Husted Sunday. DeWine signed the certificate in the nation’s capital, alongside family and friends who traveled for the Inauguration of President Trump and Vice President Vance.

COLUMBUS - Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday, throwing a wrench in Ohio’s 2026 race for governor. Husted's appointment ends weeks of speculation about who will join Sen.

Husted will replace JD Vance, who resigned from the Senate last week and will take office as the 50th vice president of the United States on Monday.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) is set to become the newest addition to the Senate after Gov. Mike DeWine (R) selected him to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s seat on Friday. DeWine made the ...

In naming his lieutenant governor and loyal ally Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy created when Sen. JD Vance of Ohio was elected vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine appears to have used as ...

In choosing Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President J.D. Vance’s former seat in the U.S. Senate, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is sending a person with some important assets to Washington ...

Newly sworn-in Sen. Jon Husted (R-OK) said he will continue to ban TikTok from his own children at home. Husted joined the Senate this week in the seat previously held by Vice President JD Vance ...