Overview

• At a Monday night event at The Boat House in downtown Columbus, Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted announced mutual endorsements for their respective races.
• Husted, appointed to the U.S. Senate by Gov. Mike DeWine after J.D. Vance became vice president, is preparing to face Democrat Sherrod Brown in 2026.
• Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate now running for governor, already holds endorsements from President Trump and the Ohio Republican Party.
• Campaign statements framed the partnership as a show of party unity, and an RNC surrogate described it as a powerful message in today’s political climate.
• The move links GOP efforts across two marquee statewide races, coming days after Ramaswamy secured an Ohio Teamsters endorsement.