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. 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.

There are many names being floated out there, but one name that seems to be talked about a lot is Lt. Gov. Jon Husted. 

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has released a statement on the choice of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as President Trump's running mate.

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