Legendary Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is now the lieutenant governor of Ohio.
The Ohio state House of Representatives and state Senate voted to confirm Tressel on Wednesday. Tressel, who served as head coach of the Buckeyes from 2001-2010, then as president of both the University of Akron and Youngstown State University, will fulfill the term of former Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, whom Gov. Mike DeWine appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President J.D. Vance.
“Congratulations to Jim Tressel on being confirmed by the Ohio General Assembly to become the next lieutenant governor!” DeWine said in a statement on X Wednesday. “He brings a wealth of knowledge to the position and will serve Ohio with distinction.”
Tressel expressed confidence in his ability to serve in government office.
“When people ask, ‘You haven’t been in politics,’ I say, well, I hope I’ve been in service my whole life,” he told The Associated Press. “I would like to believe that’s what I’ve done, and I know that’s what the folks that serve [in government] do.” […]
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