COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine has nominated Jim Tressel as the next lieutenant governor.
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The position became vacant after former Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was chosen to fill JD Vance’s Senate term on Jan. 17.
Husted served as lieutenant governor since 2019.
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DeWine said he wanted to choose someone who “knew Ohio” and shared “Ohio values.”
Tressel was the former president of Youngstown State University and served as the 22nd head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes where he led them to win the National Championship in 2002.
Tressel will have to be confirmed by the Ohio House and Senate.
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