Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine picked current Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate left by Vice President-elect JD Vance. Husted's long political career started in the Miami Valley after playing on a championship football team at the University of Dayton.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate, replacing Vice President-elect JD Vance. This maintains Republicans' Senate majority as Donald Trump returns to power. Various political reshuffles follow,

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Friday was chosen by his boss, Gov. Mike DeWine, to fill out the remainder of Vice President-elect JD Vance's term in the U.S. Senate.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed the certificate of appointment on Sunday for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace vice-president elect JD Vance in the United States Senate.Hu

Donald Trump produced two red-state Senate vacancies ... the Ohioan instead went with his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, who will have to defend the seat in 2026, then (if he wins) again in ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that his state’s lieutenant governor Jon Husted would replace a seat left vacant by Vice President-elect JD Vance in the US Senate for the next two

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat and join new Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday.

The state’s governor, Mike DeWine, announced the appointment Friday, ending suspense over who would succeed the vice president-elect in the Senate.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R-OH) is expected to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the Senate, ending weeks of speculation as Washington, D.C., prepares to inaugurate President-elect Donald Trump for a second time.

Husted will serve at least through a 2026 special election to fill the remaining two years of the vice president-elect's term.