Biography
James David Vance (né James Donald Bowman; born August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, venture capitalist, and Marine veteran who has served since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Ohio. He is the Republican Party's nominee for vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election.
After high school, Vance joined the US Marine Corps, where he served as a military journalist from 2003 to 2007. He graduated from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He practiced briefly as a corporate lawyer before embarking on a career in the tech industry as a venture capitalist. His memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, was published in 2016, and was adapted into a film in 2020.
Vance won the 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio, defeating Democratic nominee Tim Ryan. After opposing Donald Trump's candidacy in the 2016 election, Vance has become a strong Trump supporter since Trump's presidency. In July 2024, Trump selected Vance as his running mate before the Republican National Convention.
Vance has been characterized as a national conservative and right-wing populist, and he describes himself as a member of the postliberal right. His political positions include opposition to abortion, same-sex marriage, gun control, and American military aid to Ukraine. Vance is also an outspoken critic of childlessness. He has acknowledged the influence of Catholic theology on his socio-political positions.
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GenderMale
Birthday1984-08-02 (40 years old)
Birth NameJames Donald Bowman
Birth PlaceMiddletown, United States of America
ReligionCatholicism
SpouseUsha Chilukuri Vance
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesSan Francisco, United States of America
Also Known AsJames David Vance
AwardsAudie Award for Nonfiction
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