Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick DeWine swore in former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel as Ohio’s 67th lieutenant governor during a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse on Friday morning.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine nominated Tressel on Monday to replace Ohio’s previous lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, whom DeWine appointed to the U.S. Senate.
The Ohio General Assembly confirmed Tressel’s nomination on Wednesday.
“We have important unfinished business to address during the remainder of my administration; Jim Tressel will make our team stronger, and he will make me a better governor,” said Governor DeWine. “Jim has been a strong and inspiring leader in every job he has ever had. As a coach, as an administrator, and as president of Youngstown State University for nine years, Jim has always excelled. He is a man of great integrity who knows and loves Ohio and has a real passion for helping young people.”
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