Ramaswamy will make a great Governor of Ohio: Vance
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has publicly endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for the Ohio gubernatorial election. Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and entrepreneur, secured the Republican nomination with support from Donald Trump.
Why it matters
The endorsement highlights the ongoing alignment between the Trump-Vance wing of the Republican Party and rising political figures like Ramaswamy in key state-level races.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has extended his support to fellow Republican and "great friend" Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio gubernatorial election, asserting that the Indian American entrepreneur-turned-politician will "make a great Governor.”
Mr. Vance’s support for 41-year-old Ramaswamy came weeks after the latter was booed and heckled off stage as his off-putting remarks infuriated what should have been a friendly crowd at the Young Americans for Liberty conference in Cincinnati.
“We've also got, I believe, a great gubernatorial candidate, but also a great next governor of Ohio, my friend Vivek Ramaswamy,” Mr. Vance said at a rally in Ohio on Friday (August 21, 2026).
A gubernatorial election is an election to choose a state Governor.
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