9.7 Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel

In January 2025, Governor Mike DeWine nominated then-Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by J.D. Vance. Husted, who had been elected twice as Lieutenant Governor as DeWine’s running mate, assumed his new role in Washington, D.C.

To fill the vacancy, Governor DeWine appointed Jim Tressel as Lieutenant Governor. Tressel has had a distinguished career spanning athletics and higher education. Best known for his tenure as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 2001 to 2011, he led the program to a national championship in 2002 and multiple Big Ten titles. After his coaching career, he transitioned into academic leadership, serving as an administrator at the University of Akron before becoming president of Youngstown State University from 2014 to 2023.