More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has selected Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open when Vice President-elect JD Vance resigned. Husted will join Bernie Moreno as the other U.S. Senator from Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, the state's governor announced Friday.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is tasked with appointing Vance's successor and hasn't said who he is considering for the role.

Political leaders in the Mahoning Valley reacted predictably Friday to Gov. Mike DeWine’s appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate. Republicans, such as Mahoning County GOP Chairman Tom McCabe,

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to the Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, two sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News.

The anticipated appointment will end weeks of speculation about who will join newly minted Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.

In making his announcement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he wanted a "workhorse" in the U.S. senate who would focus on Ohio as well as the rest of the country.

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

In his first interview since being named the next Senator-designate for Ohio, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted explained he wants to bring his fiscally conservative philosophy to Washington.

Political leaders in the Mahoning Valley reacted predictably Friday to the appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate.