CLEVELAND — Vice President-elect JD Vance will resign his Senate seat at midnight Thursday, clearing the way for his Jan. 20 swearing-in alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
The Ohio Republican notified Ohio Gov.
Vance entered a crowded GOP primary filled with better-known and better-funded candidates but rode a Trump endorsement to victory.
Other Republicans on the short list include former Ohio GOP chair Jane Timken, state Rep. Jay Edwards and state Treasurer Robert Sprague.
DeWine spokesperson Dan Tierney also offered no update on the imminent Senate vacancy but confirmed that DeWine will attend an event with Trump and other GOP governors Thursday night at Mar-a-Lago.
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