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.

More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate

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.

Political leaders in the Mahoning Valley reacted predictably Friday to the appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate.

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.

Ohio Lt. Gov. 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

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.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted speaks during a news conference in January 2022 in Newark, Ohio. Husted will take over the U.S. Senate seat left behind when JD Vance became the vice president-elect.