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DeWine appoints former OSU coach Jim Tressel to replace Jon Husted as lieutenant governor

by Ohio.news on Feb 10, 2025

As a football coach, his nickname was “the Senator.” Now, you can soon call him the lieutenant governor. On Monday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed former Ohio State University football coach and retired Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel to the state’s second-highest office. Under Ohio’s constitution, both the Ohio House and the Ohio Senate must vote to confirm the nomination. “I wanted someone who would focus on education, someone who would focus on workforce,” The Columbus Dispatch quoted DeWine, a Republican, as saying during the Monday announcement. “He has the requisite skill sets. He has the criteria that I...

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