Former United States President Donald Trump on Monday 15th July 2024 picked U.S Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he seeks to return to office in November 2024.
After considering around dozen running mates, Trump selected Vance in the final weeks where the list of prospects narrowed, with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida among the other finalists.
“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
James David Vance, who is 39 years old, is a Marine Corps veteran, author and former venture capitalist from Middletown, Ohio.
Should the Republicans win the 2024 election, Vance would be the third-youngest vice president in history behind John Breckinridge who was 36 years old upon taking office in 1857 and Richard Nixon who was 40 years and 11 days in 1953.
JD Vance Background
The Yale Law School graduate and investment banker first rose to national prominence in 2016 when he wrote a popular book called “Hillbilly Elegy” about growing up in poor family that also served as a sort of sociological examination of white working-class Americans.
The book was published in the summer before Mr. Trump’s election in 2016, and many readers used it as a guide after his victory to better understand Mr. Trump’s support among white working-class neighborhoods.
The book, which received social and historical criticism, was made into a film in 2020.
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Further, Vance went on to start a nonprofit organization, Our Ohio Renewal, that has since closed that had an emphasis on opiate addiction and education. In less than two years, the organization was dissolved.
Subsequently, Vance co-founded a Cincinnati-based venture capital company with the goal of supporting businesses in marginalized areas.
Early Life
J.D Vance was born in Middletown, Ohio, where he spent part of his childhood in Jackson, Ky. He was raised by his maternal grandparents as his mother struggled with drug addiction, before returning to Middletown.
After high school, he joined the marines and was deployed to Iraq, doing public affairs work. Determined to further his studies, he later attended Ohio State University and Yale Law School.
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He landed his first job at the conservative venture capitalist, before founding his own venture capital firm. Peter Thiel the owner of conservative venture capitalist would later donate millions of dollars to Mr. Vance’s 2022 Senate campaign.
The father of three is married to his Yale Law classmate Usha Chilukuri Vance, who has previously clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Judge Amul Thapar.
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