Yost – though not to be underestimated – likely deterred Husted less from running for governor than did another Republican, Cincinnati-born biotechnology tycoon Vivek Ramaswamy. (When this ...

The stampede started Thursday when Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose yearning for the governor’s office was the worst kept secret in Ohio politics, finally announced he will run for the 2026 Republican nomination.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s move this week toward a run for governor of Ohio did not clear or freeze the Republican field the way someone so closely and visibly aligned with President-elect Donald Trump ordinarily might.

Yost’s bid comes after Vivek Ramaswamy signaled plans to run for governor next year but has not officially announced it.

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is aiming to become the governor of Ohio after an unexpected departure from the Trump administration and a failed presidential bid. With connections to prominent Ohio Republicans and a background in business,

The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) lost one of its leaders, Vivek Ramaswamy, before its efforts even began. Although Ramaswamy said he was leaving DOGE to run for governor of Ohio in the 2026 election,

Yost, 68, seeks to succeed two-term Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a fellow Republican, who is term-limited in 2026. He had teased his plans in a somewhat ominous black-and-white video posted to the social platform X in November.

Longtime political advisers to Vice President JD Vance are joining biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s expected ... Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and state Treasurer Robert Sprague are ...

Ohio entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a bid for Ohio governor ... Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will formally announce his gubernatorial bid in late February after seeing a "groundswell of support" for his ...

Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of Republican primary race In the primaries, Ramaswamy would likely have to face off against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who has made headlines for fighting to ...

NBC News confirmed a report - citing two sources - that Ramaswamy will focus his efforts on a campaign to become the next governor of Ohio.