Tag: successor
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Romney’s Senate successor makes an early mark
It took Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, just a few weeks to make his mark on the Senate — even before he’d actually take the oath of office to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney next year. As Senate colleagues and those close to President-elect Donald Trump saw it, Curtis, a senator-elect, was among the group of…
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Trump Cabinet picks hover over the search for Vance’s Senate successor in Ohio
The search for Vice President-elect JD Vance’s successor in the Senate is reinforcing a rift among Ohio Republicans, whose loyalties are divided between the establishment-friendly Gov. Mike DeWine and President-elect Donald Trump. DeWine, who endorsed against a Trump-backed candidate this year in the race for Ohio’s other Senate seat, will appoint someone to fill Vance’s…