SCOOP: Ramaswamy scores endorsement from a powerful House member in Ohio governor run

EXCLUSIVE: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor, Fox News Digital tin exclusively report. 

Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who represents Ohio's 4th legislature district, shared connected Monday his endorsement of Ramaswamy, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and erstwhile statesmanlike candidate.

"Vivek Ramaswamy is arsenic astute and hard-working arsenic they come. He is simply a palmy entrepreneur with a wide imaginativeness for Ohio’s aboriginal that includes little taxes, much prime successful education, amended jobs and stronger families. I’m assured he’ll marque our authorities arrogant and I americium blessed to endorse him for governor," Jordan told Fox News Digital. 

Ramaswamy, who announced his bid for politician of Ohio successful February, celebrated Jordan's endorsement successful a connection to Fox News Digital. 

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Ohio Senator Jim Jordan has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for politician of Ohio.  (Getty)

"I’m fired up to person Congressman Jim Jordan successful my corner," Ramaswamy said. "Jim’s a beardown defender of American values. He’s spent his vocation lasting up for the radical of Ohio, and that’s precisely what I’m going to bash arsenic governor. Thanks, Jim, for your endorsement, your trust, and your energy." 

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Jordan's endorsement is the latest successful a increasing database of Republicans who person thrown their enactment down the emerging blimpish candidate. President Donald Trump endorsed Ramaswamy soon aft his erstwhile governmental rival announced a bid for Ohio governor. 

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn person endorsed Ramaswamy, and Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, endorsed Ramaswamy past month. Trump and Jordan campaigned for Moreno past twelvemonth arsenic helium unseated longtime Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. The erstwhile U.S. legislator from Ohio, Vice President JD Vance, has yet to endorse Ramaswamy.

President Donald Trump endorsed Ramaswamy soon aft his erstwhile governmental rival announced a bid for Ohio governor.  (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Ramaswamy announced his tally for Ohio's highest bureau successful February pursuing a little stint starring the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk. The medication announced Ramaswamy would nary longer steer DOGE soon aft Trump was sworn successful arsenic president. Musk has since endorsed Ramaswamy for politician of Ohio. 

"It was my grant to assistance enactment the instauration of DOGE. I’m assured that Elon & squad volition win successful streamlining government. I’ll person much to accidental precise soon astir my aboriginal plans successful Ohio. Most importantly, we’re all-in to assistance President Trump marque America large again!," Ramaswamy said pursuing the shake-up. 

Rumors swirled earlier this twelvemonth that Ramaswamy could beryllium tapped by mean Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to regenerate Vance successful the U.S. Senate. DeWine, who is term-limited arsenic politician this year, yet chose Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to capable Vance's U.S. Senate seat, paving the mode for Ramaswamy's eventual gubernatorial run.

Ramaswamy announced his tally for Ohio's highest bureau successful February pursuing a little stint starring the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and erstwhile Morgan County schoolhouse committee subordinate Heather Hill person announced their ain Republican gubernatorial bids. Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, the erstwhile Ohio State University shot manager who succeeded Husted erstwhile helium was called up to the Senate, seems to beryllium mulling a gubernatorial run. 

There is besides speculation that erstwhile Rep. Tim Ryan, the 2022 Democratic Senate nominee successful Ohio, and Chris Redfern, a erstwhile authorities typical and authorities Democratic Party chair, are considering bids for politician arsenic well. 

Ramaswamy emerged arsenic a standout contender successful a crowded Republican superior tract successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination earlier yet suspending his run pursuing Trump's large upset astatine the Iowa caucuses. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

On the Democratic side, erstwhile Ohio Health Director Amy Acton has announced her run for governor. Traditionally a apical wide predetermination battleground state, Ohio has shifted blimpish successful the past decennary arsenic Republicans person swept statewide elections. The Republican nominee volition beryllium considered the favourite to go Ohio's adjacent politician pursuing the 2026 election. 

Ramaswamy emerged arsenic a standout contender successful a crowded Republican superior tract successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination earlier yet suspending his run pursuing Trump's large upset astatine the Iowa caucuses. While Republican candidates, including erstwhile U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, exchanged jabs with Trump during the contentious primary, Vivek Ramaswamy's loyalty to Trump ne'er faltered. 

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The governmental outsider framed his run arsenic "America First 2.0" — gathering connected Trump's legacy. Ramaswamy was speedy to endorse Trump aft helium suspended his run and became a starring state and surrogate connected the run way earlier yet scoring his short-lived presumption steering DOGE.  

Fox News Digital's Andrew Mark Miller and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.