Many are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments, but others feel lingering embarrassment over his unflattering portrayal of Middletown in “ Hillbilly Elegy,” trepidation about

Current Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was chosen by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Friday afternoon to fill Vice President-elect J.D. Vance’s U.S. Senate seat. Husted, who has served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio since 2019 and was Ohio’s 50th Secretary of State from 2011-2019,