What happens to JD Vance’s Senate seat now that he is projected to be vice president? [Video]

Donald Trump is projected to have won the 2024 presidential election, making Ohio Sen. JD Vance the vice president-elect of the United States.The Republican lawmaker rose in the ranks this past year to the shortlist of picks to be Trump’s running mate.The 39-year-old venture capitalist and “Hillbilly Elegy” author turned politician recently entered the political scene, beating out former U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat in 2022. Vance was sworn into office in January 2023, becoming the first U.S. Senator from Ohio to hold office without any previous government experience since John Glenn. His term as Senator will end in 2028.What happens now that Vance is the vice president-elect?Vance was not required to resign from his position during the presidential campaign. In the past, several presidential candidates have chosen senators as running mates, including President Joe Biden, who was a senator when he was selected as Barack …