Ramaswamy, 39, launched his campaign with a two-hour rally not far from the suburbs just north of Cincinnati where he grew up. Hundreds of supporters packed a warehouse of CTL Aerospace in West Chester Township.

Vivek Ramaswamy announced Monday evening that he is running for governor of Ohio in 2026, capping a rapid-fire sequence of events in recent weeks that included the former GOP presidential candidate exiting President Donald Trump’s government efficiency effort and being passed over for the US Senate seat vacated by Vice President JD Vance.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur who left the Department of Government Efficiency initiative, launched his bid for Ohio governor Monday with