Vivek Ramaswamy Wants Vance’s Ohio Senate Seat

The Hill reports:

Former presidential candidate and pharmaceutical entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy says he’s he interested in filling the Ohio Senate seat occupied by Sen. JD Vance (R) or serving in a future Trump administration Cabinet position.

“I would strongly consider it if I were asked to serve,” he said of the Senate seat that would be vacated if Donald Trump were elected president and Vance elected vice president.

Ramaswamy hasn’t discussed the issue yet with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a moderate Republican, who would pick a temporary replacement if Vance vacates the seat to serve in a Trump administration. Vance was elected in 2022 and if he leaves the Senate, a special election would be held in 2026 to fill the last two years of his first term.

Read the full article. As of today, Vance has held public office for just 17 months and 22 days. Ramaswamy has never held public office.

Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy tells @HallieJackson he would “strongly consider” accepting an appointment to replace Ohio Sen. JD Vance in the Senate if former President Donald Trump wins in November. pic.twitter.com/iwSfWbDwfN

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