{"id":2391947,"date":"2025-01-17T19:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-set-to-launch-run-for-office-in-his-home-state-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T19:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:46:25","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-set-to-launch-run-for-office-in-his-home-state-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-set-to-launch-run-for-office-in-his-home-state-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy Set to Launch Run for Office in His Home State: Report"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fvivek-ramaswamy-set-to-launch-run-for-office-in-his-home-state-report%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=2391947&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\u200c Ramaswamy,an entrepreneur and former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">republican presidential candidate<\/a>,is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-migrant-caravan-from-honduras-busts-through-guatemala-border-en-route-to-us-video\/\" title=\"Massive Migrant Caravan From Honduras Busts Through Guatemala Border en Route to US (VIDEO)\">reportedly preparing<\/a> to \u2062run for governor of Ohio.\u2062 After \u2064his withdrawal from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-desantis-beats-trump-in-2024-straw-poll-at-top-conservative-summit\/\" title=\"BREAKING: DeSantis Beats Trump In 2024 Straw Poll At Top Conservative Summit\">2024 presidential race<\/a>, Ramaswamy emerged as a strong supporter of Donald Trump, who later appointed him to lead the Department of Government Efficiency alongside Elon Musk. \u200cSources indicate that Ramaswamy plans to officially\u2062 announce his gubernatorial candidacy soon, after the current governor, Mike DeWine, announces his successor for a Senate seat following J.D. Vance\u2019s resignation. Ramaswamy, a Cincinnati native, aims to leverage Trump&#8217;s backing to boost his campaign, which is expected to gain momentum\u200b once his responsibilities at\u2063 DOGE conclude around mid-2026. Other candidates in the upcoming race include Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and former Ohio Health Director \u2064Dr.\u200b amy Acton.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to enter the race to become the next governor of Ohio, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 but eventually dropped out. During the presidential campaign, Ramaswamy emerged as a major supporter of President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump tapped Ramaswamy to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-asks-public-feedback-wasteful-government-regulations-submit-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, along with entrepreneur Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Reports in <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5092021-ramaswamy-plans-run-for-governor-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/01\/17\/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-governor-run\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM3MDkwMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzM4NDcyMzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzcwOTAwMDAsImp0aSI6IjM0OWM0YTNjLTEyMDctNDFiZS04ZjBhLWNiYmVjOTFiOWJjZiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI1LzAxLzE3L3ZpdmVrLXJhbWFzd2FteS1vaGlvLWdvdmVybm9yLXJ1bi8ifQ.H7PDKJVqQOGPutQ7of5jqg31C_j2Nd8a3ev9XMj0c5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> said a formal announcement will come soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace?\">@NancyMace<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ymXX8RGel\">https:\/\/t.co\/9ymXX8RGel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1880361044411052534?\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is barred from seeking re-election due to term limits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vivek&rsquo;s base plan remains [the] same: to get accomplishments at DOGE and then announce a run for governor shortly,&rdquo; the Post quoted a source it did not name as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The statement is drafted. It is ready,&rdquo; the source said Ramaswamy had said.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was held until after DeWine announced who he had picked to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who resigned his Senate seat earlier this month, the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The Post noted that Ramaswamy is a native of Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday DeWine announced that he picked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-underwent-surgery-attending-senate-swearing-ceremony-capitol-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lt. Gov. Jon Husted<\/a> to fill Vance&rsquo;s seat, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doge-co-leader-ramaswamy-planning-2026-run-governor-ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Future Ohio Governor Vivek Ramaswamy: &ldquo;Donald Trump is going to Make America Great Again. But I&rsquo;m not lying to you when I say we need to make Ohio great again, too.&rdquo;<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0VblDpBHTH\">pic.twitter.com\/0VblDpBHTH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1880314996523168183?\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Husted had planned to run for governor in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report from The Hill, Trump has said that DOGE should have its work completed by mid-2026, which would allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-ramaswamy-signal-planned-parenthood-federal-funding-chopping-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramaswamy<\/a> to complete his work there and then seek the governor&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill cited a source it did not name as saying Ramaswamy&rsquo;s campaign would take place only after the work of DOGE resulted in positive developments for Trump and the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/01\/17\/vivek-ramaswamy-will-announce-run-for-ohio-governor-shortly\/77772304007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Enquirer<\/a> indicated that Ramaswamy could become the favorite in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/finnish-skier-suffers-a-frozen-penis-during-the-olympics\/\" title=\"Finnish Skier Suffers a Frozen Penis During the Olympics\">race due<\/a> to Trump&rsquo;s likely support.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will announce that he is seeking to become governor, Yost representative Amy Natoce said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Husted&rsquo;s departure from the race clears at least one person from the field,&rdquo; the Enquirer reported.<\/p>\n<p>Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat, is also seeking the governor&rsquo;s job in 2026.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Jon Husted now filling Vance\u2019s position, it clears some competition in the upcoming race where Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has also declared his intention to run for governor in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2391948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vivek-to-run-for-Gov.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,5894,32072],"class_list":["post-2391947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-politics","tag-vivek-ramaswamy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vivek-to-run-for-Gov.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391947","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=2391947"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391951,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391947\/revisions\/2391951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}