Vivek Ramaswamy Sources at Fox News confirmed that his 2026 Ohio governor campaign will be launched within a week.
The multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur went from vision to a contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, then quit 13 months ago as the top supporter and agent nowPresident Donald Trumpwill announce his candidacy on February 24 in his hometown of Cincinnati.
Ramaswamy will take over his campaign at Cintl Aerospace in Cintl Aerospace – in a race to replace Republican Gov. Mike Dewine, who is restricted in office. The Associated Press reported the news for the first time.
Sources of knowledge say CTL Aerospace is a private company specializing in aviation repairs and OEMs, symbolizing a new era of Ramaswamy’s driving growth in the Ohio industry.
Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to launch a Republican campaign for Ohio governor in the 2026 game to succeed Republican Governor Mike Dewine, who will arrive at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The candidates are expected to stop in the Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland areas over the next two days.
Ramaswamy, 39, launched his presidential campaign in February 2023 and quickly saw his stock rise.
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He ran for the so-called “America No. 2.0” agenda and was one of Trump’s biggest supporters in the field of rivals, calling Trump “the most successful president of our century.”
Ramaswamy finished a distant fourth place in Iowa’s caucus and quickly recognized Trump, a White House bid last January that became the predecessor of the campaign during the election The president and future president’s staple food.
Vivek Ramaswamy recognized former President Donald Trump during a campaign in Atkinson, New Hampshire on January 16, 2024. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump named it in the days after the November presidential election victory Elon MuskIt is the richest man in the world, and Ramaswamy to guide the government’s Ministry of Efficiency initiative, its acronym.
But in the second half of last month, with the unveiling of Trump, the new administration announced that Ramaswami would no longer serve in the Governor. Ramaswamy’s exit seems to clear the way for Trump’s top donor and foundational ally Musk without having to share the attention of the attitude.
“I’m honored to help support the creation of Doge. I’m confident that Elon & Team will successfully simplify the administration. I’ll talk about my future plans in Ohio as soon as possible. Most importantly, we’re all – in order to help President Trump make it again America is great!” Ramaswami wrote at the time.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the Ministry of Administration Efficiency. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Ramaswamy and Musk have inspired Trump’s hard core supporters to support H-1B temporary workers’ visas, posing dangers for highly skilled workers from abroad. Ramaswamy’s comments criticized American culture, saying “respecting mediocrity vs excellence” has gained a lot of push from some leadership voices on the right and some voices in Trump’s political circles.
Devin announced Last month, Lieutenant Jon Husted will fill a U.S. Senate seat held by Trump’s 2024 campaign partner JD Vance until he resigns before the inauguration.
Husted plans to run for governor in 2026 to replace Dewine ahead of the Senate announcement. Ramaswamy expressed interest in the Senate.
Gov. Mike Dewine announced that he appointed Lieutenant Jon Hust, who appointed the former U.S. Senate in Columbus, Ohio on January 17, 2025 Seat. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
Dewine’s decision to choose to be busy to fill the vacant Senate seat seems to accelerate Ramaswamy’s campaign for governor.
Top members of Vance’s political team – including advisers Andy Surabian and Jai Chabria, who were in Vance’s 2022 Senate Competition and last summer and A major role in the fall vice presidential campaign – helping Ramaswamy while running for governor.
Tony Fabrizio is an experienced Republican pollster, his 2016 and 2024 campaigns and Vance’s 2022 Senate campaign are also on board, with Vance ) and Donald Trump Jr.
The Republican governor-nominated competition may be competitive. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 68, announced his campaign for governor last month.
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“It’s my heart, my home,” Yost said in a press release announcing the candidacy. “I work for people in Ohio and I love my boss. From the moment I wake up in the morning and go to bed at night,” Yost said. , I was thinking about them and our future.”
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost spoke at a Lincoln County dinner in Columbia County in Salem, Ohio on March 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Jost also attracted staff from Trump’s political world, announcing former Trump campaign official Justin Clark joined the campaign as a general adviser.
Lieutenant Jim Tressel, a formerly famous former football coach at Ohio State, was sworn in last month and he appears to be deliberating on the governor.
Dr. Amy Acton, former Ohio Department of Health Director, is currently the only Democrat on the campaign.
Ohio, once the top battlefield for the election, has dominated statewide elections for the past decade.
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Ramaswamy was raised by her parents who immigrated from India in Evendale, Ohio. His father worked as an engineer at GE Aviation and his mother was an elderly psychiatrist. Ramaswamy and his family currently live in the suburbs of Columbus.
The imminent candidate filed documents with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office on Friday before the campaign was launched.
