Ohio's GOP endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor in a blow to Gov. Mike DeWine, who urged no backing as Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel weighs a run.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Republican Party on Friday endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor. The endorsement for the 2026 race came at the Ohio Republican State Central Committee meeting.

Trump-endorsed biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy won the Ohio Republican Party’s gubernatorial endorsement Friday, overcoming more experienced and potentially more popular rivals to land ...

Backed strongly by President Trump and his inner circle, Ramaswamy, 39, outmaneuvered more experienced Republican rivals, ...

Mind you, these are the people he chose after his previous nominees proved too controversial for Senate confirmation.