The Republican field for Ohio governor is getting more crowded, and not just because businessman Vivek Ramaswamy is set to officially announce his candidacy on Monday.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate and short-lived co-chair of President Donald Trump’s government efficiency commission, launched his campaign for Ohio governor Monday.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate who went on to become a major Trump supporter, launches a 2026 campaign for Ohio governor

Vivek Ramaswamy, the failed 2024 Republican presidential candidate and uber-wealthy biotech entrepreneur, officially declared his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday.

Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy biotech entrepreneur who was tapped to join the government-efficiency effort led by billionaire Elon Musk, is slated to announce later Monday that he is running for Ohio governor.

President Donald Trump officially endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor of Ohio on Monday night. The president announced his intentions to support his former Republican primary opponent in a post on Truth Social.

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.

The former presidential candidate is seeking the top office in his home state after a brief stint on President Trump’s cost-cutting task force alongside Elon Musk.

Vivek Ramaswamy has entered the Republican nomination for governor in 2026. The former 2024 Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur officially declared his candidacy on Monday. Ramaswamy held a campaign event Monday at CTL Aerospace Inc. in Cincinnati.