President-elect is reportedly urging Vivek Ramaswamy, co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to vie for the Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. The Washington Post first reported that Trump wanted Gov.

President-elect Donald Trump is quietly pushing entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

Husted has been the state’s lieutenant governor since 2019. Ramaswamy is expected to remain with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, effort for now.

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

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is tasked with appointing Vance's successor and hasn't said who he is considering for the role.

Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reportedly has President-elect Donald J. Trump's backing for Ohio's Senate seat.

Vivek Ramaswamy, to consider an appointment to Ohio's vacant U.S. Senate seat, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Gov. Mike DeWine must pick someone to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance, who resigned his Senate seat last week.

Ramaswamy, 39, who had an unsuccessful run in the Republican presidential race, is now a close confidant of President-elect Donlad Trump and Vice President-elect J D Vance.

Vivek Ramaswamy ... to Trump said. Ramaswamy recently met with the Ohio's sitting governor, Mike DeWine, about the state's Senate seat left vacant by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Current Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was chosen by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Friday afternoon to fill Vice President-elect J.D. Vance’s U.S. Senate seat. Husted, who has served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio since 2019 and was Ohio’s 50th Secretary of State from 2011-2019,

President-elect Donald Trump is quietly pushing entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently met with Vivek Ramaswamy to discuss the vacant U.S. Senate seat left by JD Vance. Despite earlier withdrawing from consideration, Ramaswamy is now back in the mix for the appointment. DeWine aims to appoint someone who can win in both 2026 and… pic.twitter.com/VdY43ERY3s