<p>On Thursday, Vice President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jd-vance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Vance</a> formally announced that he would resign from his seat in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a>, effective at midnight.</p>
<p>The Ohio Republican declared his intention to step down in a brief <a href="https://www.vance.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JDV-Resignation-Letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> sent to his state&#8217;s GOP governor, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-dewine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike DeWine</a>, less than two weeks before Vance joins President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> in the White House. Inauguration Day is on January 20.</p>
<p>&#8220;To the people of Ohio, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate,&#8221; Vance said in a statement. &#8220;When I was elected to this office, I promised to never forget where I came from, and I’ve made sure to live by that promise every single day.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added: &#8220;The American people have granted President Trump an undeniable mandate to put America first, both at home and abroad. Over the next four years, I will do all that I can to help President Trump enact his agenda. Together, we will make America stronger, safer, and more prosperous than ever before.&#8221;</p>
<p>Vance <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/j-d-vance-wins-ohio-senate-seat-over-democrat-tim-ryan-projection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> his Senate seat in Ohio during the 2022 election, defeating his Democrat opponent, Tim Ryan. His term was for six years. DeWine is expected to <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/11/07/ohio-senate-jd-vance-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appoint</a> a successor who will hold the seat temporarily, possibly as early <a href="https://x.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1877481781441470872" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as Monday</a>. A special election in 2026 will determine who will serve out the last part of the term.</p>
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<p>Cleveland.com <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01/jd-vance-to-resign-senate-seat-at-midnight-to-become-trumps-vice-president-dewine-to-pick-his-successor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that there is speculation that DeWine could pick his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, after they visited Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last month. Other possibilities are: former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, and Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH).</p>
<p>Before announcing his Senate exit, Vance cast one last <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-breaks-filibuster-on-laken-riley-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> on Thursday to break the filibuster on the “Laken Riley Act,” legislation that would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants who are charged with theft-related crimes in the United States.</p>
<p>Other lawmakers are poised to make the jump from Congress to the second Trump administration. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-officially-taps-rubio-for-secretary-of-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominated</a> to become secretary of state. Trump also tapped some members of the House, including Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) to be his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-taps-mike-waltz-as-national-security-advisor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national security adviser</a> and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-offers-elise-stefanik-u-n-ambassadorship">serve</a> as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.</p>

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