JD Vance
JD Vance is a Vice President of the United States since 2025. Born August 2, 1984, in Middletown. Positions held include United States senator (2023–2025) and Vice President of the United States (2025–). Known for Hillbilly Elegy and Rockbridge Network. Educated at Middletown High School and Ohio State University. Awards include Audie Award for Nonfiction, Achievement Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
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- Described as
- Vice President of the United States since 2025
- Other names
- J. D. Vance, James Donald Bowman, James David Vance, J.D. Vance, James David Hamel, J. D. Hamel, James David Aikins
- Born
- August 2, 1984 · 1 reference
- Born in
- Middletown · 1 reference
- Name at birth
- James Donald Bowman
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- writer · 1 reference; financier · 2 references; pundit · 1 reference; politician · 2 references; corporate lawyer · 1 reference; merchant · 1 reference; ideologue; jurist · 1 reference
- Positions held
- United States senator (2023–2025) · 1 reference; Vice President of the United States (2025–)
- Political party
- Republican Party · 1 reference
- Worked for
- Revolution LLC (2017–); Mithril Capital (2016–2017) · 1 reference
- Education
- Middletown High School (1999–2003); Ohio State University (2007–2009) · 1 reference; Yale Law School (2010–2013) · 1 reference; Yale University · 1 reference
- Known for
- Hillbilly Elegy; Rockbridge Network · 1 reference
- Awards
- Audie Award for Nonfiction (2017) · 1 reference; Achievement Medal · 1 reference; Good Conduct Medal · 1 reference; Time 100 (2025) · 1 reference
- Field
- venture capital · 1 reference; politician · 1 reference; entrepreneur · 1 reference; military personnel · 1 reference; opinion journalist · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Usha Vance (2014–) · 1 reference
- Children
- Ewan Vance; Mirabel Vance; Vivek Vance
- Father
- Donald Ray Bowman
- Mother
- Beverly Vance
- Siblings
- Cory Bowman
- Religion
- Catholicism (2019–) · 3 references; atheism (–2019) · 1 reference
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps (2003–2007) · 1 reference
- Military rank
- Corporal · 1 reference
- Lived in
- Number One Observatory Circle (2025)
- Website
- https://jdvance.com; https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/jd-vance/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 113
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385505666
James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, venture capitalist, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the state of Ohio in the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.
Vance was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, and grew up in an unstable, low-income family. After graduating from Middletown High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003, and served as a military journalist in public affairs until 2007. He earned a bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. After a brief career in corporate law, he worked for Peter Thiel's venture capital firm Mithril Capital.
Vance rose to national prominence with his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, which received widespread attention as scholars and journalists sought to understand white working-class disaffection after Donald Trump's election. The book spoke to a broader political realignment sweeping post-industrial Appalachia and the Midwest, and was adapted into a film in 2020. He grew up a Protestant, but converted to Roman Catholicism in 2019. He is the second Catholic vice president of the United States, after Joe Biden. Vance was originally critical of Trump's candidacy, but became a strong supporter while running for Senate. He was elected to the Senate in 2022, defeating Democratic nominee Tim Ryan in the general election after winning a crowded Republican primary with Trump's endorsement.
Vance was selected as Trump's running mate in the 2024 presidential election and resigned from the Senate before his inauguration as vice president. He became the first Marine Corps veteran, the first Iraq War veteran, and first millennial in U.S. history to serve as vice president. During his tenure as vice president, he has also served as finance chair of the Republican National Committee. He has been described as a national conservative and right-wing populist, aligning himself with the "postliberal" New Right movement. Vance supports Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, and opposes immigration, abortion, childlessness, gender-affirming care for minors, and gun control.
- Born, in its opening lines
- August 2, 1984
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