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Scoop: Ramaswamy pledges to spend at least $30M of his money in Ohio's race for governor

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FIRST ON FOX: Vivek Ramaswamy is putting his money where his mouth is.

The multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and business leader fueled his campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination with over $30 million of his own money.

And in a Fox News Digital interview Thursday, Ramaswamy revealed that when it comes to his 2026 Republican campaign for Ohio governor, “we are prepared to invest at the same scale or greater.”

“Whatever is required to ensure that we’re successful in really leading the state to the next level,” Ramaswamy said. “Losing this race is not an option. Winning is the only option, and we’re going to win it. And I think that that will require resources of every form.”

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Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a campaign event in Cincinnati June 24, 2025 (Vivek Ramaswamy campaign)

Ramaswamy was interviewed the day after his campaign announced that he had raised nearly $10 million in a little over four months since he announced his gubernatorial candidacy in late February. Ramaswamy’s campaign touted that the money raked in set a “record for the largest first-quarter fundraising total in state history.”

“I think it says that we have unprecedented support in our state, and that is a beautiful thing to see this early in a Republican race,” Ramswamy said. “And I think that that’s a powerful signal of unity.”

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Ramaswamy, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, noted he’s the only major Republican candidate right now in the race to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.

“I’m running unopposed in a Republican primary in a state that is certainly leaning reliably red, and I’m proud to say that we have united, not just the Republicans in Ohio, but we are beginning to draw support from a wide range of nontraditional Republican backers, entrepreneurs, younger people,” he added. 

Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy of Ohio teams up with supporters in Defiance, Ohio, June 16, 2025 (Vivek Ramaswamy campaign)

State Attorney General Dave Yost launched a gubernatorial campaign but dropped out of the race in May.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a former longtime Ohio State University head football coach who later served as president of Youngstown State University, said earlier this year he was considering a run for governor. But speculation surrounding Tressel has faded in recent weeks after his initial comments were not followed by any announcement.

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Asked if he has any concerns about facing a competitive primary, Ramaswamy said, “None, zero.”

“I like Jim a lot. He and I have had some great conversations, none of which were about this race,” Ramaswamy said. “I actually consider him to be a guy who is bringing a great spirit and tenor to Ohio. And I view Coach Tressel as an asset that I want to see our state continue to use to revive our sense of unity and spirit and ambition and pursuit of success.”

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In the race for the Democratic nomination in the onetime battleground turned red state, former Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton launched a gubernatorial bid in January.

But all eyes are on former longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, who narrowly lost his Senate seat in last year’s election to GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno.

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Brown is thought to be a potential candidate in either the Senate or gubernatorial races.

Ramaswamy said he “would love the Democrats to have a competitive primary while I continue to run unopposed in this race.”

But he suggested it didn’t matter who the Democrats nominate because “it’s not who we’re running against, it’s what we’re actually running for.”

“I think we have incredible strength,” he added before predicting “that we’re going to defeat whoever we are up against by, I believe, a decisive margin.”

The 39-year-old Ramaswamy launched his presidential campaign in February 2023 and quickly saw his stock rise as he went from a long shot to a contender for the Republican nomination, as part of a field of candidates challenging Trump.

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He campaigned on what he called an “America First 2.0” agenda and was one of Trump’s biggest supporters in the field of rivals, calling Trump the “most successful president in our century.”

Vivek Ramaswamy endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign event in Atkinson, N.H., Jan. 16, 2024.  (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

Ramaswamy dropped his White House bid early last year after a distant fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and quickly endorsed Trump, becoming a top surrogate on the campaign trail.

Trump, in the days after his November presidential election victory, named Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, along with Ramaswamy, to steer the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency initiative, better known as DOGE.

But in January, as Trump was inaugurated, the new administration announced Ramaswamy was no longer serving at DOGE. Ramaswamy’s exit cleared the way for Musk, Trump’s top donor and, at the time, a key ally, to steer DOGE without having to share the limelight. Ramaswamy quickly moved toward launching a run for governor.

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Elon Musk (left) and Vivek Ramaswamy (center) arrive on Capitol Hill Dec. 5, 2024, for meetings with members of Congress regarding the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Ramaswamy was raised in Evendale, Ohio, in suburban Cincinnati by parents who emigrated from India. His father worked as an engineer at General Electric Aviation, and his mother was a geriatric psychiatrist. Ramaswamy and his family live in suburban Columbus.

The candidate noted that “one of my core areas of focus that I think is really resonating, is elevating the standards of educational achievement in our state.”

“The No. 1 issue that I see resonating across the board, in a non-partisan manner, is the recognition that we are in the middle of this educational achievement crisis,” he added.

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And Ramaswamy insisted that “anybody who’s a parent, or even anybody who’s a young person recently graduating from school, recognizes that this is going to be an issue that we have to turn around, to preserve our place, the leading country in the world, and that is the project that we are going to make Ohio ground zero for in the United States.”

Fox News’ Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report

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Severe storms move through southeast Wisconsin bringing damage and flooding.

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>> FROM WEATHERWATCH 12. THIS IS A SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE. >> GOOD EVENING. AND WEATHERWATCH 12 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MARK BADEN NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AND NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO TALK ABOUT HERE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. SO WE STILL HAVE THIS LINE OF STORMS. THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF WANT TO STOP THIS AND TALK ABOUT THE WARNINGS THAT WE DO HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW. TALK ABOUT THE LATEST WARNING. THAT’S THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WALWORTH COUNTY GOES ALL THE WAY UNTIL 9:00. THE STORMS ARE STILL OUT TO THE WEST. THAT’S GOING TO BRING WITH IT POSSIBLY SOME STRONGER WINDS AND SOME HAIL. THERE’S ALSO A NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT CONTINUES UNTIL 11:00. I’M GOING TO ZOOM IN ON THIS AREA BECAUSE IT LOOKS A LITTLE IT’S KIND OF HARD TO FIND WHERE THIS IS. LET’S TAKE YOU BACK INTO SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AND WE’LL BRING YOU BACK IN TO THIS AREA THAT WE ARE SEEING HERE. IT’S SO WE’VE GOT THIS LITTLE AREA AND THAT’S ON TOP OF THIS OTHER FLASH FLOOD WARNING. BUT THIS IS THE NEWEST ONE. THIS INCLUDES DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE. THIS INCLUDES WAUWATOSA AND WEST ALLIS, BROOKFIELD, ELM GROVE AND PEWAUKEE. WHY? BECAUSE WE KEEP GETTING THIS SAME RAIN OVER THE SAME PLACES, GETTING HIT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. ADD UP. WE’RE SEEING SOME FLOODING ISSUES. WE’VE HAD FLOODING ISSUES ALONG I-43 IN NORTHERN MILWAUKEE COUNTY. WE’VE HAD SOME FLOODING ISSUES IN MEQUON, AND I’M SURE WE’RE HAVING FLOODING ISSUES ALSO INTO PARTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY EXTENDING BACK INTO DODGE COUNTY, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO SEE THIS SAME AREA. THEN THE NEXT PART OF THIS STORM, AGAIN, THIS AREA HASN’T HAD ANY RAIN AT ALL. SO YOU’RE STILL PRIMED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER. THAT’S WHAT THIS NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS INTO PARTS OF WALWORTH COUNTY. AGAIN, THAT GOES UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT. AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS HEAVY RAIN. WE NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO, AND THEN WE SHOULD START SEEING OURSELVES ON THE OTHER SIDE, AT LEAST OF THIS THREAT. BUT IT’S NOT DONE JUST YET. STAY WITH WEATHERWATCH 12. WE’LL CONTINUE TO HAVE UPDATES.

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The Detroit Pistons are expected to have their core rotation set ahead of their NBA playoff adventure – but two players will undoubtedly have question marks based upon their performance in the early rounds.

Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, and Jalen Duren will more than likely be the starting five for the Pistons ahead of their first-round tie against the eighth seed, which will be determined from the play-in tournament.

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While Isaiah Stewart and Daniss Jenkins will be Detroit’s first options off the bench, with Caris LeVert, Ron Holland and Javonte Green providing solid minutes, there is a player who will need to get going early, otherwise his minutes could drop unless the Pistons go through injury concerns.

That man is Kevin Huerter.

After a difficult stretch for most of the season, Huerter has finally started to find his rhythm. With the Pistons in need of perimeter shooting, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff may give the veteran guard an opportunity to prove he can consistently knock down shots.

 If he struggles, however, he could face limited minutes after the first round, should the Pistons progress.

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Ron Holland could face limited minutes as well

If Huerter finds his groove and perhaps attracts a more increased role, then that could cut into the minutes of Holland and Green, with the latter being the only Piston to appear in every game this season, so it’s unlikely Bickerstaff moves away from him entirely, though a slight dip in playing time is possible.

As for Holland, who averaged around 20 minutes per game, he faces more uncertainty heading into the playoffs due to his limitations in Detroit’s half-court offense. If the team runs into trouble, he could also find himself losing valuable minutes

Holland has averaged 8.2 points in 19.9 minutes this season, shooting a respectable 43% from the floor, but for more minutes and to give Bickerstaff a minutes nightmare, his points production will need to improve.

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As for the remaining players, Marcus Sasser and Paul Reed are expected to be out of the playoff rotation, along with Chaz Lanier and Tolu Smith. The only exception could be that Reed provides valuable frontcourt depth and would likely be called upon quickly in the event of injuries or foul trouble. Smith might see some minutes, but will mainly be garbage time.

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Meanwhile, two-way players Wendell Moore and Isaac Jones are ineligible to participate in the postseason.

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Milwaukee police say a 20-year-old was shot and wounded near 12th and Locust on Tuesday, April 14. 

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Officials said the shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. 

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