Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy is an American entrepreneur and politician. He founded Roivant Sciences, a biotechnological pharmaceutical company, in 2014 and was its chief executive officer until 2021. Ramaswamy entered national politics as the youngest presidential candidate in the 2024 Republican primaries, but withdrew his bid and endorsed Donald Trump. He is currently the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio in the 2026 gubernatorial election and has been endorsed by both Trump and the Ohio Republican Party.
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Oct 5, 2026
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Also campaigned with Trump in Dayton, Ohio, as part of the midterm push.
Seen as a movement-aligned outsider who talks openly about the administrative state and national identity in ways the establishment won't.
Aug 2, 2026
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He is drawing sharp contrasts with Amy Acton's COVID decisions in the Ohio governor race with less than 100 days to go.
Far right sees him as the vehicle for holding COVID-era officials accountable and rebooting America First governance in a key swing state.