Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump’s first day, launched his bid for Ohio governor Monday with promises to institute work requirements for Medicaid and merit pay for all public school teachers and administrators.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump's first day, launched his bid for Ohio governor Monday with promises to institute work requirements for Medicaid and merit pay for all public school teachers and administrators.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the latest Republican to enter the Ohio gubernatorial race, touched on his plans for education and the economy during a one-on-one interview with NBC4’s Colleen Marshall Wednesday. Ramaswamy officially entered the governor’s race on Monday.

Vivek Ramaswamy launched his campaign for Ohio governor this week with an ambitious list of policy reforms, including phasing out the state’s income tax to setting teacher salaries based on merit. The obvious question now is,

US President Donald Trump and Billionare ELon Musk endorsed businessman Vivek Ramaswamy's bid for the Ohio governor.