New Ohio and Florida Senate-appointees sworn in as Vance and Rubio’s replacements
Two new senators were sworn in on Tuesday to replace new Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
DeWine Names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat
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.
Who is Jon Husted? What we know about DeWine's Senate seat pick
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has been appointed to fill the Ohio U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.
Jon Husted sworn in as Ohio’s newest U.S. senator
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Columbus-area Republican Jon Husted on Tuesday 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,
DeWine appoints Husted to fill Vance’s Senate seat
Husted will join freshman Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington to fill out the next two years of Vance’s term before running in a special election in 2026. The Senate flipped to a Republican majority in the 2024 election cycle and now stands at 53-47 with the appointment.
DeWine passes over Ramaswamy, selects Jon Husted for Senate
Gov. Mike DeWine announced his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “Jon Husted will be right at home in the United States Senate, and he’ll be at home on day one,” DeWine said Friday in a press conference at the statehouse in Columbus.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine expected to appoint Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Vance's Senate seat
Husted will serve at least through a 2026 special election to fill the remaining two years of the vice president-elect's term.
DeWine to appoint Ohio's Lt. Gov. Husted to succeed VP-elect Vance in 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.
Ohio's Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill U.S. Senate seat vacated by JD Vance
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.
Jon Husted sworn in as U.S. senator for Ohio, replacing Vice President JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance administered the oath to Husted during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol attended by Husted's family, Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Bernie Moreno. DeWine selected Husted from a field of Republicans who began jockeying for the seat after Vance and President Donald Trump won the November election.
A deeper look at who’s running for Ohio gov in 2026, and who might succeed Husted as Lt. Gov. now
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 who might run for governor in 2026. Here are some names to watch. “I switched my mind probably 100 times because there was this,
WATCH LIVE: New Senators sworn in as changes come to the Senate
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted of Ohio will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance, and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat.
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Trump 0-for-2 in Senate Appointments Since Election Day
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