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.

Ending months of speculation, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chose his second-in-command, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, to succeed Vice President JD Vance in the Senate.We first reported just after the election that Husted was the odds-on favorite for the appointment,

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.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named state Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the US Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Jon Husted (R) is set to become the newest addition to the Senate after Gov. Mike DeWine (R) selected him to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s seat on Friday.   DeWine made the announcement after significant speculation and consideration of a “large number of people,

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will join the U.S. Senate, filling the seat formerly held by Vice President-elect JD Vance. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced his pick of Husted to succeed Vance in a news conference Friday afternoon.

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

Hundreds of Ohio Republicans made their way to Washington D.C. to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump and JD Vance, adding that the Buckeye State is back on the "national stage."

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.

Mike DeWine selected his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice ... potentially averts a divisive and expensive GOP primary to fill Vance's seat next year.

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.

With Lt. Gov. Jon Husted stepping into the Senate vacancy left by newly inaugurated Vice President J.D. Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine has another important seat to fill. Ohio needs a new lieutenant