Ohio Gov DeWine to pick his Lt Gov to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's vacant seat

[mystery-ak]

Ohio Gov DeWine to pick his Lt Gov to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's vacant seat
Vance resigned from the Senate 10 days before inauguration
By Julia Johnson , Chad Pergram , Kelly Phares Fox News
Published January 17, 2025 11:26am EST

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will announce on Friday Lt. Governor Jon Husted as his pick to fill the Senate vacancy left by Vice President-elect JD Vance ahead of his inauguration on Monday, Fox News has learned.

The announcement will be made at approximately 1 p.m.

Husted was first elected to be lieutenant governor in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022. He previously served in several other capacities, including as Ohio secretary of state, the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and as an Ohio state Senator.

He is married to his wife Tina and has three children; Alex, Katie and Kylie.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-gov-dewine-pick-his-lt-governor-fill-vice-president-elect-jd-vances-vacant-seat

[libertybele]

I am not familiar with him, but in looking very briefly at his record he appears to be a fiscal conservative.

 As House Speaker, Jon led the passage of the most conservative state budget in 40 years, which included at the time, the largest income tax cut in Ohio’s history.

https://governor.ohio.gov/administration/lt-governor

[cato potatoe]

As far as the midterms go ... they are likely to be difficult for Republicans.  Sherrod Brown may give it another shot.  Husted has been elected statewide twice as Attorney General, and probably was the most prudent selection.