John W. Bricker was the last major party candidate to run for Vice President from Ohio. Bricker, Ohio’s former senator, governor and attorney general, was the running mate of New York Governor Thomas Dewey in 1944. Dewey lost to President Franklin Roosevelt, who was seeking an unprecedented 4 th term.

Excitement is building in his hometown as Middletown native JD Vance is set to be sworn in as the 50th Vice President of the United States.