With the appointment of Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to JD Vance’s Senate seat, Ohio has two Republican U.S. Senators for the first time in 18 years. The last time that happened, the senators were George Voinovich and Mike DeWine — Ohio's current governor who, last week, appointed the 57-year-old Husted to the Vance vacancy.

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

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

Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice ... Choosing Husted, who had been positioning to run for governor in 2026, potentially averts a divisive and expensive GOP primary to fill Vance's seat next year. DeWine’s expected ...

Republicans rounded out their 53-seat Senate majority on Tuesday with the swearing-in of Jon Husted and Ashley Moody, the two senators replacing Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State

No comment.” That’s all Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said and walked away. Only at the tail end of DeWine’s press conference last Friday, to announce Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as his pick to replace J.D. Vance in the U.

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

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.

Portage County GOP treasurer shares his firsthand account of a weekend filled with history, celebration and Buckeye pride.

Two appointed senators, with the significant failure rate of those appointees, might be the helping hand that Senate Democrats need to climb back into power.

Attorney General Dave Yost is now in the race for the Republican nomination for Ohio governor next year, after weeks of teasing a coming campaign.