Jon Husted
Jon Husted | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| United States Senator from Ohio | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2025 Serving with Bernie Moreno | |
| Appointed by | Mike DeWine |
| Preceded by | JD Vance |
| 66th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 21, 2025 | |
| Governor | Mike DeWine |
| Preceded by | Mary Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Jim Tressel |
| 50th Secretary of State of Ohio | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Kasich |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Brunner |
| Succeeded by | Frank LaRose |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 5, 2009 – January 9, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy Lehner |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Lehner |
| 99th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 4, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Householder |
| Succeeded by | Armond Budish |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
| In office January 8, 2001 – January 4, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Don Mottley |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Lehner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jon Allen Husted August 25, 1967 Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Tina Zwayer (m. 2006) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Dayton (BA, MA) |
| Signature | |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
Jon Allen Husted (/hjuːstɛd/ HEW-sted; born August 25, 1967) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, Husted served from 2019 to 2025 as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio and from 2011 to 2019 as the 50th secretary of state of Ohio.
Husted represented the 6th District of the Ohio Senate (a portion of Montgomery County) from 2009 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. From 2005 to 2009, he served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010 and reelected in 2014. Husted was a candidate in the Republican primary for governor of Ohio in the 2018 election, but later announced that he would instead run for lieutenant governor of Ohio as Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate; they were elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022.
On January 17, 2025, Governor DeWine appointed Husted to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat created by the resignation of JD Vance, who became vice president. He was sworn in on January 21, 2025. He will serve until a special election in November 2026, the winner of which will serve the remainder of Vance's term. Husted is running in the special election.