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,

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)

Gov. Jon Husted to the seat on Friday.Husted was reported as the frontrunner in recent weeks and was ultimately chosen by DeWine to serve until 2026, when a special election will be held for the ...

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.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced Jon Husted, the lieutenant governor of Ohio, as his pick to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Newsweek reached out to Husted's ...

Vance, the vice president-elect, served less than two years in the chamber. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD ...

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 ...

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 choosing Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President J.D. Vance’s former seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine is sending a person with some important assets to Washington, D.C. Husted, who was sworn in to his new position Tuesday,

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.

Husted, a northwest Ohio native, would serve until December 2026. A special election for the last two years of Vance’s six-year term will be held in November 2026.