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Ohio governor travels to Mar-a-Lago as deadline to fill Vance’s Senate vacancy looms

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Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine recently traveled to Mar-a-Lago in Florida to meet with Trump administration officials regarding his impending appointment of a new Senator to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance .

A spokesperson for the Ohio governor's office would not confirm with whom the Buckeye state governor met or other details of the deliberations.

Jane Timken , current Republican National Committeewoman for Ohio , has been one of the most-named candidates to replace Vance , to whom she lost to in the 2022 primary.

Lieutenant Gov Jon Husted (R-OH), is widely seen as the preferred successor and has taken a position as the front-runner for Vance 's seat in.