Ohio Governor Mike DeWine tapped his Lt. Governor to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice-President Elect JD Vance Friday.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has picked current Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate left by Vice President-elect JD Vance. However, who is Husted? Non-political life Husted began life in a foster home before being adopted by his parents and raised as the oldest of three children in Williams County in northwestern Ohio,

Husted will serve at least through a 2026 special election to fill the remaining two years of the vice president-elect's term.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will be moving from the Buckeye State to D.C., earning the coveted appointment to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Mike DeWine, who has been interviewing candidates for months,

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has chosen his Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill an Ohio Senate seat vacated by incoming Vice President JD Vance.

Jon Husted appears to be at the top of Gov ... likely began contemplating potential candidates soon after President-elect Donald Trump, who was just a presumptive party nominee at the time ...

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.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Friday was chosen by his boss, Gov. Mike DeWine, to fill out the remainder of Vice President-elect JD Vance's term in the U.S. Senate.

"I think Jon is really struggling. Jon is a state guy, he's never been a D.C. guy." DeWine and Husted visited President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort last month, according to their offices.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Friday announced his pick to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.