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Mike DeWine: “United States Senator can have an impact every single day if…”

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WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator

Published January 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 54:44

… person can make a huge difference in the United States Senate some if I just finish. Sometimes it's things that you see, sometimes it's things that you don't see. But United States Senator can have an impact every single day if they're willing to put in the work and do the job. How soon before you announce the choice to succeed? Now. Senate designate Houston. Okay, I'm sorry, I did not hear. How soon before you announce a choice to succeed? Now. (54:44–54:53)

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Asserts that a U.S. Senator can have a daily impact if they are diligent.

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Mike DeWine

“Ohio's own JD Vance will be sworn in as Vice President of the United States.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 30:01-30:07
“Ohio law provides that when there is a vacancy in the United States Senate, it is the governor who makes that interim appointment.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 30:43-30:53
“I'm told [the interim appointment] will basically last until after the 2026 election.”
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“Ohio is a complex state. You drive across it, you think it's all farmland, and yet we have six or seven major metropolitan areas, more than…”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 31:55-32:08
“There is so much interaction and so much of what we do What I do as governor, what any governor can do, is impacted not just by the laws…”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 32:32-32:54
“There are only 100 United States senators.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 33:23-33:26
“When you walk into the United States Senate, whether you're the most junior member or the most senior, you can make a difference.”
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“United States Senator plays a major role and can play and does play a major role in regard to our national security.”
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“I interviewed a large number of people [for the United States Senate position].”
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“There were many people who I considered very qualified to serve in the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 35:19-35:30
“In every major decision that I have made in the last six years as governor of the state of Ohio, John Husted has played a part in that…”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 36:05-36:16
“John has been a major player in getting these companies to come to the state of Ohio.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 37:59-38:07
“He's focused also on energy, broadband, making government more efficient.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 38:07-38:12
“I believe and know that John is prepared to be the United States Senator from the state of Ohio.”
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“We are gaining a strong advocate for US in Washington D.C.”
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“I've tried throughout my career to have good relationships with every president.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 52:57-53:05
“He can't occupy legally two positions in the state of Ohio.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 53:56-54:02
“There's two great jobs in politics and one's in the United States Senate and the other is governor.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 54:06-54:12
“I did not leave the United States Senate voluntarily.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 54:23-54:27
“I've just come off having a great lieutenant governor.”
WATCH Governor Mike DeWine names Lt. Governor Jon Husted to serve as Ohio's next US Senator | Uploaded January 17, 2025 | 59:39-59:44
“No, no. One big decision at a time.”
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“We have two new members of the Senate, but we also have Vice President of the United States from Ohio.”
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“This decision is so very, very important that, you know, in the end, I stripped away everything else and asked the question, who's the best…”
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“I seriously doubt that it will avoid a contentious race for governor.”
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“The federal government has a unique role, pretty much exclusive role in the area of immigration and border security.”
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