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J.D. Vance

RepublicanVice President of the United States
Age41 (b. 1984-08-02)
GenderMale
In office since2025-01-20 (~1 yrs)
Race / ethnicityWhite (Scots-Irish descent)
ReligionRoman Catholic (converted in August 2019; previously raised evangelical Protestant, was an atheist in early adulthood)
EducationOhio State University (BA, political science and philosophy, 2009); Yale Law School (JD, 2013)
Prior occupationAuthor (Hillbilly Elegy, 2016); venture capitalist (co-founder of Narya Capital, principal at Mithril Capital); corporate lawyer (Sidley Austin); law clerk; CNN contributor
Military serviceYes: U.S. Marine Corps (Corporal)
BirthplaceMiddletown, Ohio, USA
Marital statusMarried — Usha Chilukuri Vance
Children3
ResidenceNumber One Observatory Circle, Washington, D.C. (official VP residence); owns home in Cincinnati, Ohio

Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.

Career & politics

First elected2022
Previous officesU.S. Senator from Ohio (2023-2025)
LeadershipPresident of the United States Senate (ex officio as Vice President, 2025-present) · Finance Chair, Republican National Committee (2025-present)
IdeologyConservative/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 stakeprivate_equity · $500,000–$1,000,000 · 2024
Residential real estate propertyreal_estate · $500,000–$1,000,000 · 2024
Commercial real estate, Jackson, Kentuckyreal_estate · $50,001–$100,000 · 2025
Marcus by Goldman Sachs & Navy Federal Credit Union accountsother · $200,000–$500,000 · 2024
SEP-IRAfund · $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.