Ohio's newest senator, sworn in as JD Vance's replacement, aims to address immigration, inflation, and energy costs in new role.

Within two minutes of Jon Husted accepting Gov. Mike DeWine’s appointment to the U.S. Senate, he spoke of education. “One of the first bills I introduced

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, a fellow Republican, to the Senate resets Ohio’s 2026 game-board, notably the race to succeed DeWine, term-limited home in January 2027.

Fven a potential three-way race for 2026’s Ohio GOP gubernatorial nomination, including likely Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy and news-magnet Dave Yost, the Ohio attorney general, Jon Husted’s taking a Senate seat,

Ohio is without a lieutenant governor now that Jon Husted is a U.S. Senator.     Husted’s appointment to Washington came just two weeks ago, and now Gov. Mike DeWine

Then they came after the media who challenged them, and my senators were pleased, and they did nothing. It has occurred to me, Sen. Moreno and Sen. Husted, that you are “they. I

Columbus-area Republican Jon Husted on Tuesday, Jan. 21 resigned from his post as Ohio lieutenant governor and was sworn in as Ohio’s newest U.S. senator, replacing newly-minted U.S. vice-president JD Vance,

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio.

The Ohio-based Chabria, a veteran in Buckeye State ... DeWine announced a week and a half ago that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted would fill the U.S. Senate seat that was held by Vance until he stepped ...

The stampede started Thursday when Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose yearning for the governor’s office was the worst kept secret in Ohio politics, finally announced he will run for the 2026 Republican nomination.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is tossing his hat into the ring to run for Ohio Governor. Current Governor Mike DeWine is term-limited out, and the former Lieutenant Gov. Jon Husted was recently appointed to replace JD Vance as an Ohio US Senator. Yost announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2026.

Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Less than two years after 57% of Ohioans voted to legalize medical marijuana, state legislators want to add limits to the law.