Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rejected a reported spirited bid by Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance and chose Jon Husted, his lieutenant governor, to fill the seat.
DeWine made the announcement on Friday from his social media account.
‘He’s a serious guy for very serious times.’
Ramaswamy was embroiled in a heated online debate over the H-1B visa system that is opposed by many on the right but favored by tech entrepreneurs. Billionaire Elon Musk vehemently supports the system as the owner of Tesla and SpaceX.
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An anonymous source told to Politico that Ramaswamy learned he was not to be picked for the Senate in a call on Friday. The Columbus-area entrepreneur reportedly made
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