Appointing Ramaswamy to the Senate would offer Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted a cleaner shot to succeed DeWine by eliminating a potential competitor.“DeWine isn’t incentivized to pick Ramaswamy for Senate, but Vivek is also the one roadblock to Husted,” this person said.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - When Gov. Mike DeWine was at Mar-a-Lago with Republican governors, DeWine said he planned to name a new U.S. senator this week. We’re talking about who may replace Vance on Today in Ohio.

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed interest in the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance