{"id":2388884,"date":"2025-01-10T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T18:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dewine-deputy-emerges-as-front-runner-to-replace-vance-in-the-senate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T13:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T18:21:36","slug":"dewine-deputy-emerges-as-front-runner-to-replace-vance-in-the-senate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dewine-deputy-emerges-as-front-runner-to-replace-vance-in-the-senate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DeWine deputy emerges as front-runner to replace Vance in the Senate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fdewine-deputy-emerges-as-front-runner-to-replace-vance-in-the-senate-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=2388884&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>Ohio Governor Mike DeWine&#8217;s deputy,\u2063 Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, has emerged \u2064as \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-campaign-arm-stays-neutral-in-ohio-primary-to-challenge-sherrod-brown\/\" title=\"Senate GOP campaign arm remains neutral in Ohio primary to challenge Sherrod Brown.\">leading \u200ccandidate<\/a> to replace J.D. Vance\u2063 in the Senate \u2062following vance&#8217;s\u200d resignation. The decision on \u2062the appointment will be made by\u200b DeWine soon, raising\u200b questions about Husted&#8217;s interest\u200c in the\u200b position. Husted is seen \u2063as the\u200c clear favorite for the role, notably in the wake of Vance&#8217;s \u2064departure, \u2064which occurred\u200d on a Thursday night.  <\/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\">DeWine deputy emerges as front-runner to replace Vance in the Senate<\/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_1932149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ohio Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-dewine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike DeWine&rsquo;s<\/a> right-hand man has emerged as the front-runner to replace Vice President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.D. Vance<\/a> in the Senate, with the open question turning to whether he wants the job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is considered the prohibitive favorite for the seat, to be appointed by DeWine in the coming days after Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3282370\/vance-resigning-senate-effective-midnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">resigned<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Husted had been contemplating a run for governor in 2026, given DeWine is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">term-limited<\/a>, but the late consensus in Ohio political circles is that the Senate job is Husted&rsquo;s for the taking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DeWine can still surprise, but it would be a shock to everyone,&rdquo; one GOP consultant said, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for DeWine declined to share who might be on his Senate short list, but a separate source familiar with the discussions told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that former Ohio GOP Chairwoman Jane Timken and former state Rep. Jay Edwards are also under serious consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Should Husted be appointed to the seat, he would avoid a crowded GOP primary for governor next year to succeed DeWine. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is already raising money for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-announces-run-for-ark-governor\/\" title=\"Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces run for Ark. governor\">gubernatorial run<\/a>, while Vivek Ramaswamy is considering the possibility as well.<\/p>\n<p>Back in July, Yost told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he supported the appointment of Husted to the Senate seat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a good fundraiser and well known. I think we will have no shortage of people who can hold that seat,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DeWine, for his part, has teased that he wants an electable and results-oriented Republican. Whoever holds the seat will have to compete for the remainder of Vance&rsquo;s term in a 2026 special election and then again for a full, six-year term in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want someone who&rsquo;s gonna go there, or at least has the intent to stay, and do everything they can to stay there,&rdquo; DeWine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3092130\/ohio-dewine-criteria-vance-replacement-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> at the Republican National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>In August, DeWine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlwt.com\/article\/ohio-governor-mike-dewine-2026-governor-race\/62020174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">signaled<\/a> support for Husted should he decide to run for governor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ohio Attorney General and former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine, right, and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, center, wave to the audience during a news conference at the University of Dayton to announce their decision to share the ticket in their bid for the Ohio governorship on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo\/John Minchillo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Husted stoked speculation on his political future three weeks ago when he and DeWine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3268079\/ohio-governor-visits-mar-a-lago-as-deadline-to-fill-vance-senate-seat-vacancy-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">traveled<\/a> to Mar-a-Lago to speak with President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>DeWine visited Trump again on Thursday at a reception for GOP governors at his Florida residence. He told reporters that he would announce Vance&rsquo;s replacement &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorPopielarz\/status\/1877521502607749406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">probably next week<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/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_1932149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1932149\"}});<\/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>DeWine&#8217;s deputy, Jon Husted, is the top candidate to succeed Vance in the Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2388885,"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\/2025\/01\/ohio-jon-husted.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[18819,34723,48285],"class_list":["post-2388884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dewine","tag-senate-race","tag-vance-replacement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ohio-jon-husted.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388884","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388884"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388888,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388884\/revisions\/2388888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}