(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s pick of Ohio’s freshman U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate elicited a mix of reactions from the state’s leaders. “Ohio is swelling with pride today with the historic announcement that Sen. J.D. Vance will be the next vice president of the United States,” Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex M. Triantafilou said in a statement. “Sen. Vance understands the devastating impact that Joe Biden’s policies have had on working Americans. With inflation crushing the middle class, Sen. Vance will join the president in restoring America’s economic…