Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Lt. Governor Jon Husted to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.
“From his time as speaker of the Ohio House to his recent service as lieutenant governor of Ohio, Husted has built a strong record addressing issues that matter most to Ohioans,” Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) State Director Donovan O’Neil said in a statement. “Jon Husted has been instrumental in his support of a variety of policy issues, including expanding education opportunity through the EdChoice Scholarship program, supporting comprehensive tax reform, championing the implementation of regulation reform, and modernizing how Ohioans interact with state government.”
Husted has served as Ohio’s second in command since 2019. He was previously secretary of state and served in both the state House and the state Senate.
He will have to run in 2026, and the seat will also be on the ballot in 2028.
“Ohio’s future is bright with two forward-thinking United States Senators who join a Vice President from Ohio, all of whom truly have an America first agenda,” Ohio Senate President Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, said in a statement.
