Neither Lara Trump nor Vivek Ramaswamy will join the Senate. But it’s likely the president-elect didn’t really go to the mat for their appointments.

The state’s governor, Mike DeWine, announced the appointment Friday, ending suspense over who would succeed the vice president-elect in the Senate.

Ohio is having its political glow-up. The state, often pretty vanilla in its political presentation to the country, all of a sudden is filled with prominent figures — all affiliated with President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat that Vice President-elect JD Vance is vacating.

A major move in Ohio's Capitol could be announced as soon as Friday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine may appoint a new U.S. senator to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.

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.

DeWine announced Friday that Lt. Governor Jon Husted will fill Vance’s seat. In making the decision, DeWine said he was looking for someone who understood the complexity of the state and someone who would be a “workhorse” for Ohio.

John Eastman's service to Donald Trump has included a role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, mapping out the theory behind ending birthright citizenship — and brought him to the verge of disbarment.

Former Lt. Gov., now U.S. Senator, Jon Husted’s move to D.C. opens a vacancy for Gov. Mike DeWine’s second-in-command — but also for governor. Here are some names to watch.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will join the U.S. Senate, filling the seat formerly held by Vice President-elect JD Vance. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced his pick of Husted to succeed Vance in a news conference Friday afternoon.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine picked current Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate left by Vice President-elect JD Vance. Husted's long political career started in the Miami Valley after playing on a championship football team at the University of Dayton.