Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Friday, Jan. 17, that he has appointed Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio’s next United States senator. Husted will replace JD Vance, who resigned from the Senate to take office as the 50th vice president of the United States.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine officially appointed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to serve as the state’s newest member of the U.S. Senate at a press conference on Friday afternoon, January 17. Husted will join recently elected Bernie Moreno in Congress replacing Vice President-elect JD Vance, who was elected in 2020.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat and join new Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.

Gov. Mike DeWine to pick Lt. Gov. Jon Husted for J.D. Vance's U.S. Senate seat

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that his state’s lieutenant governor Jon Husted would replace a seat left vacant by Vice President-elect JD Vance in the US Senate for the next two

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to announce Friday that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill JD Vance's vacated U.S. Senate seat from Ohio, according to multiple rep

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

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's newest U.S. senator Tuesday, just one day after his predecessor became vice president of the United States. 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.

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.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed the certificate of appointment on Sunday for Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace vice-president elect JD Vance in the United States Senate.Hu

Ohio’s former Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was officially sworn in as a United States Senator on Tuesday, filling the seat previously held by now-Vice President JD Vance.