Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) is holding a press conference where he is expected to announce his appointment to take Vice President-elect J.D. Vance‘s seat in the Senate.

DeWine is scheduled to announce Vance’s replacement at 1 p.m.

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Vance, who was first elected to the Senate in 2022, resigned from his seat last week, ahead of his swearing-in as the 50th vice president at Monday’s inauguration. As vice president, Vance will be the president of the Senate and will cast tiebreaking votes in the event of a 50-50 tie.

The person DeWine selects to fill Vance’s seat will have to run in a special election in 2026 and a regular general election in 2028 to hold the spot in the Senate.