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.

Gov. Mike DeWine must pick someone to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance, who resigned his Senate seat last week.

CLEVELAND, OH — Vivek Ramaswamy ... the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance in Ohio. This marks a reversal for Ramaswamy who has stated that he was not interested in the ...

Billionaire DOGE co-chair is expected to announce his campaign after he was passed over to fill JD Vance’s seat

A meeting between Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and Vivek Ramaswamy may provide a hint as to who may be offered the Ohio Senate seat left vacant by JD Vance when he became the vice president-elect.

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed interest in the Ohio U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, a person with direct knowledge of the biotech entrepreneur's wishes told The Associated Press.

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,

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

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

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.

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.