Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

(Barbara J. Perenic /The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File) FILE - Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted speaks during a news conference, Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon ...

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted speaks during a news conference, Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. Credit: AP/Paul Vernon Flanked by his wife, Tina, and his three children, Husted at times grew ...

Ohio Lt. Gov Jon Husted (R) speaks during a news conference on Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. (Paul Vernon, Associated Press file) Husted was the subject of speculation about possible Senate ...

Mike DeWine. The governor named Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as Vance's replacement on Jan. 17. Husted will serve as senator through 2026 and must run in a special election that November if he intends ...

(AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth) Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted speaks during a news conference, Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File) Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a ...

FILE - Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted speaks during a news conference, Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted ...

FILE - Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted speaks during a news conference, Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File) COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will ...