With Lt. Gov. Jon Husted stepping into the Senate vacancy left by newly inaugurated Vice President J.D. Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine has another important seat to fill. Ohio needs a new lieutenant

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

The Senate gained the replacements for former Sens. Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance on Tuesday with Florida's Ashley Moody and Ohio's Jon Husted getting sworn in.

Vance said it has been a "tremendous honor and privilege to serve the people of Ohio in the Senate over the past two years."

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Husted will join freshman Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington to fill out the next two years of Vance’s term before running in a special election in 2026. The Senate flipped to a Republican majority in the 2024 election cycle and now stands at 53-47 with the appointment.

Who could replace J.D. Vance in the Senate?

Current Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was chosen by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Friday afternoon to fill Vice President-elect J.D. Vance’s U.S. Senate seat. Husted, who has served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio since 2019 and was Ohio’s 50th Secretary of State from 2011-2019,

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

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will replace J.D. Vance in Congress' upper chamber, as the former senator readies for his inauguration as vice president.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to announce on Friday Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will replace J.D. Vance in Congress’ upper chamber, as the former senator readies