A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House and later the Senate.

FILE - Former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin leaves a hearing in federal court in New York, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File) (Kevin Hagen, Kevin Hagen) NEW YORK ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed his state's lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's former seat in the U.S. Senate.

Benjamin resigned as lieutenant governor after his April 2022 arrest. The arrest created a political crisis for Gov. Kathy Hochul, a fellow Democrat. She had chosen Benjamin as her second-in ...

BOSTON (AP) — The governor of Massachusetts plans to convene a statewide graduation requirement council after voters in November decided to ditch the state’s standardized tests as a high ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Husted, 57, will serve until a special election in ...

Republican Ohio Lieutenant Governor Husted to Replace Vance in Senate By Bo Erickson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed his state's lieutenant ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate ...