COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken is headed to the Statehouse. Timken, who unsuccessfully ran to be a U.S. Senator, will instead replace state Sen. Kirk Schuring in the Ohio Senate.

The Cincinnati-born Timken, who is now based in Canton, will replace the late Kirk Schuring, a Jackson Township Republican who died of cancer last November.

Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to announce Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as his pick to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate this afternoon. More: Gov. Mike DeWine expected to tap Lt.

The role President Trump may play going forward -- in Jon Husted’s success as a senator, in the Ohio governor’s race and other contests -- remains to be seen. But in deep-red Ohio, as Gov. DeWine and Husted’s journey to Mar-a-Lago,

But he had signaled a change of heart recently and met with DeWine about the appointment. Others who were in the mix to succeed Vance included former state GOP chair Jane Timken, state Treasurer Robert Sprague, Rep. Mike Carey and former state Rep.

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday tapped Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the

J.D. Vance had four years left on his Senate term before he resigned from his seat. Jon Husted is expected to take his place.

Mike DeWine announced Lt ... former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken and U.S. Rep. Mike Carey, R-Columbus.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to take over Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat, according to two people familiar with the matter. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.

After nearly two years of hinting at a 2026 run for Ohio governor, Attorney General Dave Yost told Jeremy Pelzer that he’s officially jumping in the race.

Jane Timken was selected Thursday by the Ohio Senate Republican Caucus to fill a vacancy in the 29th District, the seat previously held by Kirk Schuring, who died in November. Timken said she is ...

Former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken has been appointed to an open seat in the state Senate. The Northeast Ohio district has been without representation since Kirk Schuring, the three-decade-long serving legislator, died in November. Schuring was ...