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J.D. Vance
RepublicanVice President of the United States| Age | 41 (b. 1984-08-02) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-20 (~1 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Scots-Irish descent) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (converted in August 2019; previously raised evangelical Protestant, was an atheist in early adulthood) |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA, political science and philosophy, 2009); Yale Law School (JD, 2013) |
| Prior occupation | Author (Hillbilly Elegy, 2016); venture capitalist (co-founder of Narya Capital, principal at Mithril Capital); corporate lawyer (Sidley Austin); law clerk; CNN contributor |
| Military service | Yes: U.S. Marine Corps (Corporal) |
| Birthplace | Middletown, Ohio, USA |
| Marital status | Married — Usha Chilukuri Vance |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Number One Observatory Circle, Washington, D.C. (official VP residence); owns home in Cincinnati, Ohio |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Previous offices | U.S. Senator from Ohio (2023-2025) |
| Leadership | President of the United States Senate (ex officio as Vice President, 2025-present) · Finance Chair, Republican National Committee (2025-present) |
| Ideology | Conservative/national-conservative; widely described as a leading figure of the populist 'New Right' / national conservatism movement |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $4,800,000–$11,300,000 (2024) · estimate
| Charles Schwab brokerage account (passively managed ETFs/bond funds) | fund · $2,300,000–$7,700,000 · 2024 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq 100 ETF) | fund · $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · 2024 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) | fund · $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) | fund · $500,000–$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) | fund · $100,000–$250,000 · 2025 |
| Bitcoin (held via Coinbase) | other · $250,000–$500,000 · 2024 |
| Narya Capital Fund I stake | private_equity · $500,000–$1,000,000 · 2024 |
| Residential real estate property | real_estate · $500,000–$1,000,000 · 2024 |
| Commercial real estate, Jackson, Kentucky | real_estate · $50,001–$100,000 · 2025 |
| Marcus by Goldman Sachs & Navy Federal Credit Union accounts | other · $200,000–$500,000 · 2024 |
| SEP-IRA | fund · $100,000–$250,000 · 2024 |
Top donors: Peter Thiel (contributed over $15M to Protect Ohio Values PAC, ~75% of the PAC's funds for the 2022 cycle) ($15,000,000+) · Walter Buckley Jr. (to Protect Ohio Values PAC) ($1,000,000) · David Sacks (to Protect Ohio Values PAC) ($900,000) · John Addison (to Protect Ohio Values PAC) ($300,000) · Elizabeth Uihlein (to Protect Ohio Values PAC) ($250,000) · Karen Wright (to Protect Ohio Values PAC) ($250,000)
Top industries: Securities & investment · Retired · Real estate
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.