Vivek Ramaswamy
What this job does: Ohio's chief executive. The governor runs the state's agencies, proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills, appoints many state officials and judges to fill vacancies, and can grant pardons. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together as a team. A term is four years, with a limit of two terms in a row.
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur
Background
- Born in Cincinnati. source: vivekforohio.com
- Bachelor's degree in biology from Harvard (2007) and law degree from Yale Law School (2013). source: ballotpedia.org
- Founded the biotech company Roivant Sciences in 2014 and co-founded Strive Asset Management, based in Columbus, in 2022. source: ballotpedia.org
- Ran for the Republican nomination for president from February 2023 to January 2024. source: ballotpedia.org
- Named in November 2024 to co-lead the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort; withdrew in January 2025. source: ballotpedia.org
- Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary for governor; chose Senate President Rob McColley as running mate. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Make Ohio the most affordable, opportunity-rich state in America source: vivekforohio.com
- Lower taxes and lower energy bills source: vivekforohio.com
- A world-class education for your kids source: vivekforohio.com
- Crush crime: protect our neighborhoods and revive our cities source: vivekforohio.com
- One Ohio: unity over division source: vivekforohio.com
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