Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE (R-Ky.) has reportedly talked with J.D. Vance, the author of the bestseller “Hillbilly Elegy,” about possibly running for Senate in Ohio.

Politico reported on Monday that the Senate majority leader has said he will make the Ohio race a priority should Vance launch a bid.

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The news comes after Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) announced last week that he would end his bid for the seat currently filled by Sen. Sherrod Brown Sherrod Campbell BrownBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Emboldened Democrats haggle over 2021 agenda Hillicon Valley: Russia 'amplifying' concerns around mail-in voting to undermine election | Facebook and Twitter take steps to limit Trump remarks on voting | Facebook to block political ads ahead of election MORE (D-Ohio). Mandel will continue to serve out his term as treasurer but ended the Senate campaign to focus on his wife’s health.

Mandel’s exit from the race has left Republican businessman Mike Gibbons as the top contender for the GOP slot.

Some have used Vance’s book about his life growing up in the Rust Belt as a means to understand the rise of President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE and the plights of the white working class.

Vance previously ruled out a Senate bid, telling The Atlantic that a run for office would be "an objectively bad call for my family."