Jon Husted was appointed to Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat after J.D. Vance resigned, and took office on January 21, 2025. On the November 3, 2026 ballot for the seat.
Husted served in the Ohio House from 2001 to 2009, including as speaker from 2005 to 2009, and in the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2011. Husted was Ohio secretary of state from 2011 to 2019 and lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2025.
Husted earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dayton in 1989 and a Master of Arts from the same university in 1992. Husted served in the Ohio House from 2001 to 2009, including as speaker from 2005 to 2009, then served in the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2011. Husted was Ohio secretary of state from 2011 to 2019 and lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2025. Husted was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2025.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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2026 OH U.S. Senate class 3 special election · 2026-11-03 · No sourced statements are available for this campaign yet.
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MOST RATEDHusted says his legislation would make data-center developers pay their energy costs as Brown attacks his earlier support for the projects.
Turner said Husted secured pension-restoration language in the Senate version of the bill.
Husted sponsored the Senate reauthorization bill and urged continued protection of the Great Lakes.
Husted is seeking Senate passage of a bill he says could protect consumers from data-center energy costs.
He sought Senate passage of the ratepayer bill and said he would keep working to advance the issue.
Husted’s support for AI infrastructure and the administration’s electricity-cost pledge is presented alongside Brown’s contrasting campaign position.
Husted is scheduled to campaign with Trump in Youngstown as polls show him trailing Sherrod Brown.
Jon Husted campaigned to defend his Senate seat amid attacks over AI data centers and energy costs in Ohio.
The Senate Leadership Fund’s increased investment comes as Husted faces a competitive challenge from Sherrod Brown.
Husted sponsored a Senate bill on data-center-related costs as he faced campaign criticism over his record on the industry.
MOST RATEDThe podcast challenges Husted’s claim that closed coal plants contributed substantially to Ohio’s rising electricity prices.
Husted’s campaign used a strategy that the article says appears to have confused voters about who holds Ohio’s Senate seat.
Husted faces voter criticism over his support for Trump and data center development as he campaigns for reelection.
Downie criticizes Senator Husted for voting against the resolution after saying the war should end quickly.
Husted called for the Iran war to end but voted against a measure to stop it, and the article discusses his Ratepayer Protection Act.
MOST RATEDHusted says his legislation would make data-center developers pay their energy costs as Brown attacks his earlier support for the projects.
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