Breaking news: Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that he was appointing his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s seat in the U.S. Senate. The decision, which came after weeks of closed-lipped deliberation by the governor, marks an abrupt change of plans for Husted, a Columbus-area Republican who for years has set himself up as DeWine’s heir apparent. Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01/ohio-lt-gov-jon-husted-appointed-to-succeed-jd-vance-in-us-senate.html?utm_source=whatsapp