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

Neither Lara Trump nor Vivek Ramaswamy will join the Senate. But it’s likely the president-elect didn’t really go to the mat for their appointments.

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 Gov. Mike DeWine named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat that Vice President-elect JD Vance is vacating.

A major move in Ohio's Capitol could be announced as soon as Friday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine may appoint a new U.S. senator to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.

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.

Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice ... AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth Vance and President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Monday.

Designers may have snubbed the incoming FLOTUS during Trump’s first term in office, but Melania won’t be dialling down the glamour

Former Lt. Gov., now U.S. Senator, Jon Husted’s move to D.C. opens a vacancy for Gov. Mike DeWine’s second-in-command — but also for governor. Here are some names to watch.

Donald Trump began his presidency with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the Commander-in-Chief Inaugural Ball and the Liberty Inaugural Ball in Washington on Monday night.