Jon Husted: podcast appearances and interviews

Jon Allen Husted is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Ohio since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 2019 to 2025 and as the 50th Ohio secretary of state from 2011 to 2019. Husted was raised in Montpelier, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Dayton. He began his political career in the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from 2001 to 2009, and was the 99th speaker of the House during his last four years. He also served in the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2011 before becoming Ohio secretary of state. In 2018, Husted launched a campaign for governor of Ohio but withdrew from the Republican primary to join Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. The DeWine-Husted ticket was elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022. On January 17, 2025, Husted was appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy created by JD Vance's appointment as vice president, and he was sworn in on January 21, 2025. He is running to complete the remainder of Vance’s term in the 2026 United States Senate special election in Ohio and secured the Republican nomination in March 2026. He is facing Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown in the November election.