COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken is headed to the Statehouse. Timken, who unsuccessfully ran to be a U.S. Senator, will instead replace state Sen. Kirk Schuring in the Ohio Senate.

The Cincinnati-born Timken, who is now based in Canton, will replace the late Kirk Schuring, a Jackson Township Republican who died of cancer last November.

DeWine will hold a news conference at 1 p.m., but his office declined to provide further details about topic of discussion.

Ohio Gov. DeWine will make his long-awaited appointment to U.S. Senate next week, replacing VP-elect JD Vance. He exclusively told me he hadn't called anyone to tell them they were the appointment.

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday tapped Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the

Mike DeWine has another important seat to fill ... Former state GOP chair Jane Timken, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey, Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague and former state Rep. Jay Edwards were also named ...

J.D. Vance had four years left on his Senate term before he resigned from his seat. Jon Husted is expected to take his place.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine met with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy last weekend, returning him as a prospect for the coveted U.S. Senate appointment.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat left by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. Gov. Mike DeWine, a former U.S. senator himself, made the appointment Friday afternoon after a week of speculation following Vance’s resignation Jan.

Mike DeWine announced Lt ... former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken and U.S. Rep. Mike Carey, R-Columbus.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to the Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, two sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has been dispatched to assist firefighters battling destructive