{"id":2368114,"date":"2024-11-12T23:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T04:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-ends-speculation-hes-in-contention-for-vances-open-senate-seat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T23:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T04:07:41","slug":"ramaswamy-ends-speculation-hes-in-contention-for-vances-open-senate-seat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-ends-speculation-hes-in-contention-for-vances-open-senate-seat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy ends speculation he\u2019s in contention for Vance\u2019s open Senate seat &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Framaswamy-ends-speculation-hes-in-contention-for-vances-open-senate-seat-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2368114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vivek \u2063Ramaswamy, a former Republican \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">presidential candidate<\/a>, has clarified \u2063that \u2064he is not seeking the soon-to-be-vacant Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">seat<\/a> in Ohio, which will be filled by Governor Mike DeWine after J.D. Vance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-riddance-liberals-cheer-meghan-mccains-departure-from-the-view\/\" title=\"\u2018Good Riddance\u2019: Liberals Cheer Meghan McCain\u2019s Departure From \u2018The View\u2019\">upcoming departure<\/a>. Ramaswamy, who has been connected to Vance due \u200cto their friendship, announced his decision on \u2063social media, \u200bstating, \u201cI am withdrawing myself from consideration for the \u2064pending Senate appointment in \u200dOhio.\u201d He emphasized \u2063his willingness to support whoever is chosen for the role, acknowledging the significant\u200c responsibilities \u200bthat come with the position. Speculation about Ramaswamy&#8217;s interest in the Senate seat had\u200c grown due to his\u2064 political ties, although \u2063he has limited governmental\u2062 experience.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ramaswamy ends speculation he&rsquo;s in contention for Vance&rsquo;s open Senate seat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1880149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Republican presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> ended speculation he could be in contention for Vice President-elect J.D. Vance&rsquo;s soon-to-be-vacant Ohio Senate seat on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ramaswamy was appointed to a job in the Trump administration&rsquo;s Department of Governmental Efficiency along with Elon Musk and made a point to take himself out of contention for the seat Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3220467\/what-happens-jd-vance-senate-seat-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filling<\/a> early next year. <\/p>\n<p>And yes, this means I&rsquo;m withdrawing myself from consideration for the pending Senate appointment in Ohio,&rdquo; Ramaswamy posted on X. &ldquo;Whoever Governor DeWine appoints to JD&rsquo;s seat has some big shoes to fill. I will help them however I can.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy drew speculation for the seat because of his friendship with Vance, though he has little experience in government, and despite the fact that Vance will have little control over who takes his seat.<\/p>\n<p>The former presidential candidate often fanned the flames of conversation surrounding him and the high-level congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be frank, I would strongly consider it if I were asked to serve,&rdquo; Ramaswamy told NBC News in July. He added, &ldquo;I have not discussed this with Gov. DeWine, but, you know, I look forward to evaluating what the future holds in store. I would strongly consider it if asked.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Hill<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4981631-senate-vacancy-vance-ohio-dewine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a> that Jane Timken, the former chairwoman of the state GOP and 2022 Ohio Senate candidate, is the front-runner for the role.<\/p>\n<p>DeWine said the process to appoint someone to the Senate seat is just beginning. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of people are calling,&rdquo; DeWine told reporters last week. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re just going through the process of starting to think about this and see who would be the best person.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has to be someone who will serve well in the Senate. I think I have a pretty good idea of what it takes,&rdquo; DeWine said, saying that he&rsquo;s looking for someone who will focus on both Ohio and national issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">show strong work ethic<\/a>, and wants to &ldquo;get things done.&rdquo; &ldquo;These are qualifications I think that are very important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no direct evidence to suggest Ramaswamy was ever on DeWine&rsquo;s radar for the spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1880149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1880149\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramaswamy clarifies he won&#8217;t seek Vance&#8217;s Senate seat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2368115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ramaswamy-October-Surprise-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[18538,35374,15317,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2368114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ramaswamy","tag-senate-seat","tag-speculation","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ramaswamy-October-Surprise-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368114"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368118,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368114\/revisions\/2368118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}