It’s an embarrassment of riches for the Republicans these days. Not only did they sweep the House, Senate and White House, but they’re also sending many of their best and brightest to serve in the second Donald Trump administration. This leaves many vacancies to be filled, and one of the most important is the Ohio Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.
Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate a mere two years ago, beating Democrat Tim Ryan to replace the retiring Rob Portman (R). Our next vice president spent his brief Senate career in the minority, but his replacement will enjoy a GOP-controlled Senate with its brand new majority leader, Sen. John Thune (R-SD).
The ultimate decision on who replaces Vance ultimately lies with Ohio’s governor, Republican Mike DeWine. As RedState’s Ward Clark previously reported:
Ohio is one of 36 states in which a…
