Vivek Ramaswamy, the multi-millionaire biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, plans launching a bid for Ohio governor, multiple sources confirm to Fox News.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the multi-millionaire biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, plans to launch a bid for Ohio governor, multiple sources confirm to Fox News Digital. The sources add that Ramaswamy, who along with Elon Musk is co-leader of President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency initiative, is expected to make an announcement on a gubernatorial run 'shortly.
Current Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited and cannot seek re-election in 2026. DeWine on Friday announced that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted would fill the U.S. Senate seat held by former Sen. JD Vance until earlier this month, when the vice president-elect stepped down ahead of Monday's inauguration.
Before the Senate announcement, Husted had long planned to run for governor in 2026 to succeed DeWine. The now-39-year-old Ramaswamy, who launched his presidential campaign in February 2023, saw his stock rise as he went from a long-shot to a contender for the Republican nomination. Ramaswamy campaigned on what he called an 'America First 2.0' agenda and was one of Trump's biggest supporters in the field of rivals, calling Trump the 'most successful president in our century.
Ramaswamy, an Ohio native, was named along with Musk, the world's richest person, to lead DOGE, in an announcement in November by Trump. Ohio, which was once a top general election battleground, has shifted red over the past decade as Republicans have dominated statewide elections.
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