DeWine names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace Vance in U.S. Senate

by Ohio.news on Jan 17, 2025

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has named Lt. Governor Jon Husted to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate, a pick that could be considered safe and non-controversial for the governor. Husted, 57, Ohio’s 66th lieutenant governor, has held the position since January 2019. Before his tenure as the state’s second in command, Husted served as Ohio’s secretary of state and in the state House and state Senate; he was twice unanimously elected to serve as House speaker. DeWine, who has sometimes been at odds with President-elect Donald Trump, has played coy about who he would tap to fill the...

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