5 days ago · The Ohio General Assembly confirmed Tressel's nomination on Wednesday. "We have important unfinished business to address during the remainder of my administration; Jim Tressel will make our team stronger, and he will make me a better governor," said Governor DeWine. "Jim has been a strong and inspiring leader in every job he has ever had.

James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is an American politician and retired college football coach who has been the 67th lieutenant governor of Ohio since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Tressel previously was president of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio from 2014 to 2023. [2] .

Feb 10, 2025 · When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine had to replace now-Sen. Jon Husted as lieutenant governor, the Republican governor knocked on an unlikely pick’s door: former Ohio State University head football...

2 days ago · Will Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel run for Ohio governor in 2026? All eyes on former OSU coach Former OSU football coach Jim Tressel, now Ohio's lieutenant governor, said he wouldn't rule out a run for ...

4 days ago · CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Jim Tressel was sworn in as Ohio’s 67th Lieutenant Governor at a ceremony in Columbus Friday morning. Tressel was approved by the Ohio State Senate and House of...

6 days ago · COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel was confirmed Wednesday as Ohio’s next lieutenant governor. State senators and representatives affirmed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s Monday nomination of Tressel in separate floor votes Wednesday: 31-1 in the Senate, 68-27 in the House.. Tressel, 72, succeeds Republican Jon Husted, who was appointed last month to the ...

Feb 10, 2025 · COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday nominated former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel to be the state’s next lieutenant governor. Tressel retired a year and a half ago as president of Youngstown State University, a …

5 days ago · COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Friday, Jim Tressel will take the oath of office and become Ohio's next lieutenant governor. The former Ohio State football coach and Youngstown State president was nominated ...

Feb 10, 2025 · COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans received surprising news Monday when Gov. Mike DeWine named former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel his choice for lieutenant governor.

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