Ramaswamy done at DOGE, Ohio gubernatorial campaign launch expected early next week: sources

Former Republican statesmanlike campaigner Vivek Ramaswamy is done astatine President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, a root adjacent to the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur confirmed to Fox News Digital.

And Ramaswamy, who on with Elon Musk, the world's richest person, was tapped successful November by Trump to steer DOGE, is expected to motorboat a Republican run for Ohio politician aboriginal adjacent week, according to the source.

GOP Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio is term-limited and cannot question re-election successful 2026.

DeWine connected Friday announced that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted would capable the U.S. Senate spot that was held by former Sen. JD Vance until earlier this month, erstwhile the vice president-elect stepped down up of Monday's inauguration.

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Vivek Ramaswamy is seen astatine the 60th Presidential Inauguration successful the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.  (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Before the Senate announcement, Husted had planned to tally for politician successful 2026 to win DeWine. Ramaswamy, for his part, had expressed involvement successful serving successful the Senate. 

DeWine's determination to take Husted to capable the vacant Senate spot appeared to accelerate Ramaswamy's determination toward launching a tally for governor.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces his assignment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, right, to capable the U.S. Senate spot formerly held by Vice President-elect JD Vance astatine a quality league connected Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, successful Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

Ramaswamy, 39, who launched his statesmanlike run successful February 2023, saw his banal emergence arsenic helium went from a agelong changeable to a contender for the Republican nomination.

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Ramaswamy campaigned connected what helium called an "America First 2.0" docket and was 1 of Trump's biggest supporters successful the tract of rivals, calling Trump the "most palmy president successful our century."

Vivek Ramaswamy endorses erstwhile President Trump during a run lawsuit successful Atkinson, New Hampshire, connected Jan. 16, 2024. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

He dropped his White House bid a twelvemonth agone aft a distant fourth-place decorativeness successful the Iowa caucuses and rapidly endorsed Trump, becoming a apical surrogate connected the run trail.

Ramaswamy's exit appears to wide the mode for Musk, Trump's apical donor and cardinal ally, to steer DOGE without having to stock the limelight.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are starring the effort to chopped authorities inefficiency. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The determination besides comes a mates of weeks aft Ramswamy and Musk sparked a firestorm among Trump's hard halfway MAGA supporters implicit their enactment for H-1B impermanent idiosyncratic visas for highly skilled workers from overseas countries.

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Ramaswamy's comments criticizing an American civilization that helium said "venerated mediocrity implicit excellence" received plentifulness of pushback from starring voices connected the acold right.

Ohio, which was erstwhile a apical wide predetermination battleground, has shifted reddish implicit the past decennary arsenic Republicans person dominated statewide elections.