Vivek Ramaswamy could soon bail on the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to focus on his ambitions to become Governor of Ohio, according to a report. A source told Politico that Ramaswamy may withdraw from his DOGE responsibilities later this month,

Gov. Mike DeWine must pick someone to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance, who resigned his Senate seat last week.

The co-leader of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative plans to announce a run for Ohio governor, two people familiar with his plans said.

Gov. Mike DeWine has selected his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to become the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Two sources, granted anonymity to speak freely about the appointment, confirmed that DeWine (R) will pick Husted.

Trump is encouraging Ramaswamy to take the seat, if given the chance, calling his future at DOGE into question.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s move this week toward a run for governor of Ohio did not clear or freeze the Republican field the way someone so closely and visibly aligned with President-elect Donald Trump ordinarily might.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s frontrunner for the vacancy is Lt. Gov. Jon Husted — not Ramaswamy, Republican operatives told The Post.

The Ohio-based biotech entrepreneur has emerged as a leading contender to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

President-elect Donald Trump has encouraged billionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to consider filling Ohio’s vacant Senate seat should the post be offered to him, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private deliberations.

DOGE is supposed to submit its recommendations by July 4, 2026. Ohio had an empty senate seat for which Vivek Ramaswamy was being considered initially but then Ohio Gov Mike DeWine passed over Ramaswamy to replace JD Vance in the Senate picking Jon Husted ...