Jon Husted

Jon Husted
Official portrait, 2018
66th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019
Governor	Mike DeWine
Preceded by	Mary Taylor
50th Secretary of State of Ohio
In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019
Governor	John Kasich
Preceded by	Jennifer Brunner
Succeeded by	Frank LaRose
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 6th district
In office January 5, 2009 – January 9, 2011
Preceded by	Peggy Lehner
Succeeded by	Peggy Lehner
99th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office January 3, 2005 – January 4, 2009
Preceded by	Larry Householder
Succeeded by	Armond Budish
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 41st district
In office January 8, 2001 – January 4, 2009
Preceded by	Donald Mottley
Succeeded by	Peggy Lehner
Personal details
Born	(1967-08-25) August 25, 1967 (age 56) Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Tina Zwayer ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	3
Education	University of Dayton (BA, MA)

Jon Allen Husted (born August 25, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio, since 2019. He was previously the 53rd Ohio Secretary of State. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 6th District of the Ohio Senate (a portion of Montgomery County) from 2009 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. From 2005 to 2009, Husted served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and remains the 7th youngest person to ever become Ohio House Speaker. Husted was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He was a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election but later announced that he would instead run for lieutenant governor of Ohio as Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate.