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

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.

J.D. Vance had four years left on his Senate term before he resigned from his seat. Jon Husted is expected to take his place.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will be moving from the Buckeye State to D.C., earning the coveted appointment to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Mike DeWine, who has been interviewing candidates for months,

Gov. Mike DeWine has selected his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to become the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Two sources, granted anonymity to speak freely about the appointment, confirmed that DeWine will pick Husted.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.

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

Gov. Mike DeWine's appointment marks an abrupt change of plans for Husted, a Columbus-area Republican who had set himself up as the governor’s heir apparent.

Governor DeWine appointed Ohio's Lt. Governor Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate, succeeding JD Vance, who became vice president.

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