Republican Ohio Sen. John Husted – less than 12 weeks after taking his oath of office in January – President Donald Trump is already preparing for a bid to keep his seat behind him.

Husted spoke on Friday about his first months as a US Senator and his first months in which Trump supported his candidacy for the 2026 special election contest. He has previously been a stubborn vote in supporting presidential candidates and legislative agendas, and has cast himself as a problem-solver who is passionate about being involved in the legislative process on behalf of Ohio. (Related: Senate GOP will advance tax cuts, border security spending after marathon session)

“I’m happy to be part of the Trump team and be part of the Republican team. I’ll continue to fight for the people of Ohio, like I did during the public service,” Husted told DCNF.

Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed Husted, who had been DeWine’s lieutenant governor for six years in January, filling Vice President J.D. Vance’s former Senate seat. Has been held I swear On January 21, he succeeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the same day as Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.

Husted joined the Republican Conference and set out for the busiest Senate session in recent memory. The Senate of the Congress began in January cast According to the Senate Republican Communications Center, there are more votes than the Senate over the same time frame that goes back when Ronald Reagan was president. Senate Republicans are also seeing presidential candidates more quickly than the previous three administrations.

“This is a record-breaking pace,” Husted told DCNF. “But despite the fact that Democrats tried to hold us every time, we’ve been working overtime to get it. [the Trump agenda] Achieved. No matter what Democrats do to stop us, we will remain there until we get the job done. ”

Husted waited until early in the morning for the day of his conversation with DCNF to confirm Ret. Lt. Gen. Dan Kane is chairman of the Co-State Chief of Staff. Senate Democrats disagreed with a time agreement to vote for the Chamber of Commerce for the nomination early in the evening, despite candidates cruising to confirm bipartisan support.

It was the second time Republicans worked just after 2am to promote democratic opposition to presidential candidates and Trump-backed laws.

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Husted has not yet officially launched his candidacy, but he is gearing up for a string of election contests that can attract competitive democratic challengers.

Husted is expected to be held in the 2026 special election to serve the remainder of Vance, which ends in January 2026. I’ve prepared This is a full six-year term in the upper chamber to begin another re-elected bid in 2028.

Lawmakers said President Donald Trump called him before giving him “full and full support” in a true society. post On Wednesday, he cited Husted’s support for the President’s “America First” agenda.

“I worked with me for a short time in the Senate, he said, ‘We’re doing a great job. You’re doing a great job, and I want to put this support out there.’ And that meant a lot to me,” Husted told DCNF.

Since 2016, Trump has firmly defeated Democratic opponents in Ohio whenever he ran for president. His support from Vance and Republican Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno helped both candidates clear the busy major areas and beat the funded Democratic general election candidates.

“I’ve won four statewide titles,” Husted continued, referring to two successful campaigns, each of the lieutenant governor and Ohio Secretary’s offices. “Now, with President Trump’s approval, it’s a great boost to go on a election cycle where Democrats do everything they can to get back the US Senate from Republicans.”

Senate Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate majority following the 2024 election cycle. The National Republican Senate Committee is expected to actively defend Husted’s seat. The 2024 Ohio Senate Contest between Moreno and then-democratic Senator Sherrod Brown was the most popular. expensive Historical non-presidential competition, total Approximately $550 million.

early analysis Political reports from nonpartisan chefs rated the upcoming 2026 contest as “probably Republicans.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Jan. 21: Sen. John (R-OH) is waiting to be ceremonially sworn in DC on January 21, 2025 by Vice President J.D. Vance, former senator of the U.S. Capitol, in DC, as his wife Tina looks at Husted (R). (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

DeWine said he chose a part because he wanted a “mainstagram” to serve the people of Ohio in the Senate.

Husted has to campaign in two consecutive election cycles to retain his seat for the rest of the 2020s, but he is completely committed to finding legislative solutions to many issues he believes should be addressed.

Do you make the government more efficient? He wants to use artificial intelligence to eliminate redundancy in federal regulations laws.

Do you want to curb uncontrolled spending? He raised work requirements for healthy, childless adults who are eligible to place Medicaid programs on a more responsible financial footing.

Will America remove the government obstacles that prevent it from building? Husted hopes to remove the burdensome regulations that he says have prevented a string of government failures under former President Joe Biden.

“There are a lot of people who like to be involved in the media,” Husted told DCNF. “I’m very pleased that I’m just trying to get my head down and do my job and trying to solve the problem.”

“So when the president called and said, ‘There’s something we have to do,’ I found a way to get it done,” Husted continued. “When the governor calls and says, ‘There’s something I have to do,’ I work to get it done. ”

He believes that his decades of public service have given him unique insight into the needs of the Ohioans he is committed to serving.

“I’m not a creature in that environment,” Husted told DCNF, saying he never worked in Washington for a day before his appointment in the Senate. “I’m a man who grew up humble in the Ohio countryside, someone who has experienced the good and evil of this former Rust Belt state that was the last 50 years, and I know the people here really well at every stage. I know the problems of Ohio.”

Husted has already worked with the administration to ensure that the East Palestinian community, which was destroyed by the toxic train derailment disaster of 2023, is completely cleaned. He hopes the community is in better shape than before.

He also said he was completely behind the president’s “American Made in America” ​​agenda, claiming it would be beneficial to Ohio’s economy. The senator emphasized that his support for bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US had long been ahead of his arrival in Washington.

“I know that’s what I need,” Husted told DCNF. “We see how blue states fail, red states win, how hollows and how the once rusty belt economy can thrive in a state like Ohio to rejuvenate into a future filled with hope.”

“It’s kind of a thing. It’s the kind of person I’m the one I’m with, until I put in the effort, stay in the trouble, push them into the ground and win,” Husted continued. “I work with everyone and I’m interested in making America dominant.”

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