Next Ohio senator, a 'fiscal conservative,' aims to 'get government out of people's lives'

FIRST ON FOX: Ohio's caller Senator-designate, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, wants to get the state "to a much fiscally liable path" and is bringing his years of authorities authorities acquisition to the precocious chamber. 

"Look, arsenic a fiscal conservative, I ever privation to determination America connected to a much fiscally liable path, and I privation to get authorities retired of people's lives," helium told Fox News Digital successful an exclusive archetypal interrogation aft being appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, to beryllium the adjacent senator. 

Husted volition instrumentality implicit Vice President-elect JD Vance's vacated Senate spot and tally successful a peculiar predetermination successful 2026 to find who volition service the remainder of his term. 

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Husted was appointed to beryllium the adjacent Ohio legislator connected Friday. (Getty Images)

The lieutenant politician said helium plans to run some successful 2026 and again erstwhile Vance's spot is up for re-election successful 2028. 

As a "fiscal conservative," 1 contented definite to trial Husted upon arriving astatine the Senate is President-elect Trump's tendency to rise the indebtedness ceiling. 

"Look, I'll get into each of those issues erstwhile I instrumentality the oath," helium said. 

"In authorities government, we person to equilibrium our budget," Husted explained.  

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U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) walks into the Senate enclosure connected Capitol Hill connected April 23, 2024 successful Washington, DC.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"If you privation to chopped taxes, you got to chopped spending. And that's what I'm accustomed to. And that's the cognition I'll instrumentality into the process of being a U.S. senator."

He acknowledged that America's indebtedness and spending occupation can't beryllium remedied with a "magic wand," but added, "you got to commencement somewhere." 

Husted's assignment comes arsenic the Trump modulation squad is presently pressing guardant with cardinal nominees for his Cabinet. Many of them person been gathering with senators for months up of their confirmation hearings and committee votes. 

Asked astir coming successful close successful the mediate of this process, helium told Fox News Digital, "I deliberation it's a bully database of nominees."

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Gov. Mike DeWine announced Husted arsenic his prime for Senate. (Reuters)

"Remember, you know, I'm taking Vance's seat. I'm an state of the Trump administration, and I'm going to assistance enactment those nominees and get them confirmed arsenic rapidly arsenic we can," the senator-designate emphasized. 

The archetypal confirmation votes for Trump nominees are expected to instrumentality spot connected Monday evening pursuing the inauguration. 

It's unclear who volition tally against Husted successful the 2026 peculiar election, but the spot is expected to beryllium 1 of the Democrats' apical targets aft losing erstwhile Sen. Sherrod Brown's spot successful November. 

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, walks done the U.S. Capitol successful July. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Brown has been speculated arsenic a campaigner for Vance's seat, and helium antecedently dismissed questions from Fox News Digital astir whether he'd motorboat a run for it. 

Following the quality of Husted's assignment connected Friday, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) spokesperson David Bergstein said successful a statement, "The commencement of the 2026 rhythm has rapidly been defined by caller anemic spots emerging successful Senate Republicans’ already challenging map. Ohio’s peculiar predetermination adds different spot and different arguable campaigner the GOP volition person to support - and it means Senate Republicans are starting the rhythm having to play adjacent much defense."