COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has been picked to replace Sen. Jon Husted as the state's lieutenant governor.
Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tressel's appointment during a Monday news conference, nearly three weeks after Husted was sworn into the Senate vacancy on Jan. 21 left by newly inaugurated Vice President JD Vance. Tressel will now need to be confirmed by the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate before she assumes the role, which could come as soon as this week. Both chambers are in session on Wednesday. You can watch DeWine live in the video player above.
Born in Mentor, Tressel most recently served as president of Youngstown State University from 2014 to 2023. Before becoming an administrator, he was the head football coach of the Youngstown State Penguins and then the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2001 to 2010.
Tressel led the Buckeyes to 94 wins in 128 games and took Ohio State to three national championships, winning one in 2002 against Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. He won AFCA Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award and the Woody Hayes Trophy in 2002.
If confirmed, Tressel will serve as lieutenant governor through the rest of Husted's term, which will end in January 2027 after the 2026 gubernatorial election, which is likely to feature billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and Attorney General Dave Yost competing for the Republican nomination. Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton is the sole Democrat to have entered the race.
DeWine announced Husted's Senate appointment on Jan. 17, in the wake of Vance's 2024 White House victory alongside President Donald Trump. Husted is serving in the Senate until a November 2026 special election, where Ohioans will then get to decide who will complete Vance's term, which runs through 2028.
Lydia Mihalik, the director of the state department of development, was heavily favored to be chosen for the lieutenant governor role. Republican strategist Mike Gonidakis and Columbus Chamber of Commerce CEO Derrick Clay both previously told NBC4 Mihalik was the frontrunner given her past collaborations with DeWine and record supporting Ohio's businesses.
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