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James David Vance (b. James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is American politician, author, attorney, and veteran, serving as 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2023 to 2025.
Born in Middletown, Ohio and raised primarily in Eastern Kentucky, Vance served in the U.S. Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq as a military journalist. He earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and a law degree from Yale Law School. After briefly working as a corporate lawyer and Senate aide, Vance became a venture capitalist with Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital. In 2016, he published Hillbilly Elegy, a bestselling memoir that brought him national attention.
In July 2024, Trump selected Vance as his running mate before the Republican National Convention. Trump and Vance won the 2024 United States presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Vance is the first Millennial to serve as vice president, and the third-youngest vice president in U.S. history.