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Vice President-elect Vance Resigns from his Senate Seat

Vance, a member of the the Senate Commerce Committee, supported the ACP.

Blake Ledbetter

Jan 10, 2025 — 1 min read

Photo of Vice President-elect JD Vance, from his Facebook page

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 – Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio.) formally announced that he will be resigning from his Senate seat on Friday. Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine will now be tasked with filling the opening.

Vance is scheduled to become the 50th Vice President of the United States on Jan. 20, 2025 at a ceremony on Capitol Hill.

Vance, who served on the Senate Commerce Committee last year, was a strong supporter of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which ran out of full funding on May 31, 2024 and was not extended.

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