Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is set to replace newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Husted confirmed Tuesday.
Husted, who had been his state’s lieutenant governor, was appointed to the Senate in January 2025 to replace Vice President JD Vance. He’s now locked in a tight battle to retain his seat against longtime former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who lost his reelection bid in 2024.
Husted’s race is rated Lean Republican by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, in a state that has drifted rightward in recent decades. Brown raised $7.3 million in the fourth quarter of last year and ended December with $9.9 million, compared to $1.5 million raised in the fourth quarter for Husted and $6 million on hand.
