Vivek Ramaswamya millionaire biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, is planning to launch a bid for governor of Ohio, multiple sources confirm to Fox News Digital.
Sources add that Ramaswamy, who co-leads with Elon Musk President-elect Donald Trump The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative is expected to make a gubernatorial candidacy announcement “soon.”
“Vivek’s basic plan remains (the same): make inroads into DOGE and then announce a run for governor soon,” an Ohio operative familiar with Ramaswamy’s thinking who requested anonymity to speak more freely told Fox News on Friday.
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Vivek Ramaswamy speaks before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The current Republican governor of Ohio. Mike DeWine She is term-limited and cannot seek re-election in 2026.
DeWine announced Friday that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill the U.S. Senate seat he holds Former Senator J.D. Vance Until earlier this month, when the vice president-elect resigned before his inauguration on Monday.
Musk and Ramaswamy are igniting a major war over the migration of skilled workers
Before the Senate announcement, Husted had long planned to run for governor in 2026 to succeed DeWine.
Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat, held until earlier this month by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, on Friday, January 17, 2024, Governor Mike DeWine announced. (Reuters)
Ramaswamy, now 39, who launched his presidential campaign in February 2023, has seen his stock rise as he has transformed from a longshot to a contender for the Republican nomination.
Ramaswamy campaigned on what he called an “America First 2.0” agenda and was one of Trump's biggest supporters in the field of challengers, calling Trump “the most successful president of our century.”
Vivek Ramaswamy, right, endorses former President Donald Trump during a campaign event at Atkinson Resort and Country Club in Atkinson, New Hampshire, on January 16, 2024. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
He abandoned his bid for the White House a year ago after coming off a distant finish in the Iowa caucuses. Ramaswamy quickly endorsed Trump and became one of the leading surrogates on the campaign trail.
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Ramaswamy, N Ohio native, He was appointed along with Musk, the world's richest person, to lead DOGE, in an announcement made by Trump in November.
Ohio, once a major battleground state in general elections, has turned red over the past decade as Republicans take control of statewide elections.
