Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy He is expected to announce his run for governor in his home state of Ohio by the last week of January, a source close to the millionaire biotech businessman told Fox News Digital.
The development in his schedule comes two days after multiple sources confirmed to Fox News that Ramaswamy, who co-chairs with Elon Musk… President-elect Trump The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative is likely to launch a gubernatorial campaign “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 told Fox News on Friday.
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks before former President Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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 has been holding Former Senator J.D. Vance Until earlier this month, when the vice president-elect resigned before his inauguration on Monday.
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Before the Senate announcement, Husted was planning to run for governor in 2026 to succeed DeWine. For his part, Ramaswamy expressed his interest in working in the Senate.
DeWine's decision to select Husted to fill the vacant Senate seat appears to have accelerated Ramaswamy's move toward launching a run for governor.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced his appointment of Governor Jon Husted, right, to fill the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance at a press conference on Friday, January 17, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smith)
Ramaswamy, 39, who launched his presidential campaign in February 2023, has seen his stock rise as he has transformed from a long-shot candidate into a contender for the Republican Party nomination.
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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 endorses former President Trump during a campaign event 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 finishing a distant fourth in the Iowa caucuses and quickly endorsed Trump, becoming the primary surrogate on the campaign trail.
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Ramaswamy 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.
