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.

With Lt. Gov. Jon Husted stepping into the Senate vacancy left by newly inaugurated Vice President J.D. Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine has another important seat to fill. Ohio needs a new lieutenant

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

DeWine will hold a news conference at 1 p.m., but his office declined to provide further details about topic of discussion.

Ohio’s next U.S. senator is in the hands of Gov. Mike DeWine after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance submitted his resignation Thursday night.

Ohio Gov. DeWine will make his long-awaited appointment to U.S. Senate next week, replacing VP-elect JD Vance. He exclusively told me he hadn't called anyone to tell them they were the appointment.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will announce his pick to replace J.D. Vance in the Senate. Vance resigned his seat before his swearing-in for vice president on Jan. 20.

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.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine met with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy last weekend, returning him as a prospect for the coveted U.S. Senate appointment.

With the appointment of Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to JD Vance’s Senate seat, Ohio has two Republican U.S. Senators for the first time in 18 years. The last time that happened, the senators were George Voinovich and Mike DeWine — Ohio's current governor who, last week, appointed the 57-year-old Husted to the Vance vacancy.

Mike DeWine after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance ... of State Frank LaRose and former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Jane Timken. Both lost the Republican primary to Moreno last year.