OHIO (WLIO) - Vice President-elect JD Vance has resigned from his seat in the U.S. Senate. The move will trigger Governor Mike DeWine to appoint his successor.
J.D. Vance will be Ohio's first vice president in nearly 100 years.
Vance made his intentions known in a letter to DeWine on Thursday; he will be sworn in as Vice President on January 20th.
Among the handful of contenders for Vance's replacement is Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted, who last month accompanied the governor to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Vice President-elect JD Vance has resigned from his seat in the U.S. Senate.
Whoever DeWine appoints will serve until December 2026. They would need to run again for the remainder of the term in November 2026, which is the same year that Ohio voters will also decide races for governor and the other state offices.
