Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine officially appointed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to serve as the state’s newest member of the U.S. Senate at a press conference on Friday afternoon, January 17. Husted will join recently elected Bernie Moreno in Congress replacing Vice President-elect JD Vance, who was elected in 2020.

Political leaders in the Mahoning Valley reacted predictably Friday to the appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate.

More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine appointed his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.

DeWine has said several times that dozens of people are interested in the position. Over the past few weeks, the list of front-runners has narrowed, with Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, DeWine’s right-hand

DeWine will hold a news conference at 1 p.m., but his office declined to provide further details about topic of discussion.

In making his announcement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he wanted a "workhorse" in the U.S. senate who would focus on Ohio as well as the rest of the country.

More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.

Jon Husted is the frontrunner to replace Vice ... including former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and U.S. Rep. Mike Carey. If DeWine chooses Husted ...

Gov. Jon Husted and former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken. Sources have said Husted is the frontrunner, but he's weighing whether to accept the appointment or pursue a run for governor in ...

Let's call them the "Bold and the Beautiful": former Senate candidates Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose, GOP chair Jane Timken, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Congressman Mike Carey of Columbus. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is mentioned, but not ...

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