𒐪Vice President-elect JD Vance is resigning from his seat in the US Senate, effective Friday.
Vance 🌳m♔ade his intentions known in a letter Thursday to Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who will choose his successor.
“To the people of Ohio, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the 🀅privilege of representing you in the United States Senate. When I was elected to🧜 this office, I promised to never forget where I came from, and I've made sure to live by that promise every single day,” Vance wrote.
“As I prepare toꦯ assume my duties as Vice President of the United States, I would like to express that it has been a tremendous honour and privilege to serve the people of Ohio in the Senate over the past two years,” Vance said.
DeWine has the sole duty of appointing a successor to Vance, who was elected to a six-year ter𝄹m in 2022. A long list of elected Republicans in the state has expressed interest in the seat, including Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Treasurer Robert Sprague, US Rep. Mike 🌳Carey, state Sen. Matt Dolan, former Republican state chair Jane Timken and GOP attorney and strategist Mehek Cooke.
However, speculation has most recently zeroed in on Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, who accompanied DeWine on a recent t🎐rip to Mar-a-Lago to speak with President-elect Donald Trump.
DeWine declined to even hint as to the subject of ౠthose discussions when asked by reporters during a Wednesda🐼y bill-signing at the Statehouse.
“I'm not ready to make an an⛦nouncement yet, but the announcement will be coming s▨oon,” he said.
Husted, who was al🐼so 🌌present, said merely, “We're considering all the options, and just, that's really all I have to say.”
Husted has been considered a front-runner to run for governor in 2026, after spending years positioning for the job. He is a former Ohio House 𒆙speaker, state senator and two-♋term secretary of state.
Whomever DeWine appoints will serve until December 2026. They would need to run again for th𝓡e remainder of the term in November 2026. (AP)
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