COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, the state's governor announced Friday.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

"We have worked to make Ohio great again, and I look forward to working with President Trump, JD Vance to make America great again," Husted told a news conference. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday named state Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace U.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to the Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat and join new Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.