The Cincinnati-born Timken, who is now based in Canton, will replace the late Kirk Schuring, a Jackson Township Republican who died of cancer last November.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken is headed to the Statehouse. Timken, who unsuccessfully ran to be a U.S. Senator, will instead replace state Sen. Kirk Schuring in the Ohio Senate.

Ohio’s newest U.S. Senator will be sworn in Tuesday afternoon. Jon Husted, who served six years as Ohio’s lieutenant governor, was chosen by Gov. Mike

With the appointment of Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to JD Vance’s Senate seat, Ohio has two Republican U.S. Senators for the first time in 18 years. The last time that happened, the senators were George Voinovich and Mike DeWine — Ohio's current governor who, last week, appointed the 57-year-old Husted to the Vance vacancy.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine officially appointed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to serve as the state’s newest member of the U.S. Senate at a press conference on Friday afternoon, January 17. Husted will join recently elected Bernie Moreno in Congress replacing Vice President-elect JD Vance, who was elected in 2020.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R-OH) is expected to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the Senate, ending weeks of speculation as Washington, D.C., prepares to inaugurate President-elect Donald Trump for a second time.

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.

Husted will serve at least through a 2026 special election to fill the remaining two years of the vice president-elect's term.

Jon Husted speaks during a news conference in ... That list included former Ohio Republican Chair Jane Timken; Secretary of State Frank LaRose; and state Sen. Matt Dolan. Two-term Ohio Treasurer ...

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.

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.

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