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

A major move in Ohio's Capitol could be announced as soon as Friday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine may appoint a new U.S. senator to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.

Jon Husted is the leading candidate to replace Vice President ... Jay Edwards and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken, emerged as possibilities in recent weeks. But according to the Republicans with knowledge of the deliberations, DeWine sees ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has finally made a decision, appointing Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to serve as the state’s newest member of the U.S. Senate, according to multiple media reports. Husted will join recently elected Bernie Moreno in Congress replacing Vice President-elect JD Vance, who was elected in 2020.

Husted will join freshman Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington to fill out the next two years of Vance’s term before running in a special election in 2026. The Senate flipped to a Republican majority in the 2024 election cycle and now stands at 53-47 with the appointment.

Jon Husted has become the leading contender ... Mike Carey, former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken and attorney Mehek Cooke. The reported frontrunner to fill the Senate seat of Vice ...

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

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.

Columbus, Ohio – Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday.

Jon Husted is considered the prohibitive favorite ... told the Washington Examiner that former Ohio GOP Chairwoman Jane Timken and former state Rep. Jay Edwards are also under serious consideration.

Jon Husted is the frontrunner to replace Vice ... including former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and U.S. Rep. Mike Carey. If DeWine chooses Husted ...