The JD Vance Family: Who’s Who?

JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, have three children together. Here’s a look at his family.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Usha Vance and Vice President, US Senator JD Vance (R-OH) arrive for service at the St. John’s Church as part of the dedication ceremonies on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term

Usha Vance

What we know:

Usha Vance will make history on Monday as the first Indian American second lady in the White House and the first Hindu second lady.

Usha Vance is an attorney and clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts before working for the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson. She left her role at the law firm in July after her husband became the GOP vice presidential nominee.

The couple met at Yale Law School and have been married since 2014.

What she has said:

“My background is very different from JD’s. I grew up in San Diego, in a middle-class community with two loving parents, both immigrants from India, and a wonderful sister,” she said at the Republican National Convention. “That JD and I could even meet, let alone fall in love and marry, is a testament to this amazing country.”

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – NOVEMBER 5: Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) steps off the campaign plane with his wife Usha and children Vivek, left, Ewan, center, and Mirabel as they arrive at the Election Night Party with Republik

Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel Vance

What we know:

JD and Usha Vance have three children together: Ewan Vance, Vivek Vance and Mirabel Vance. The couple largely keep their children out of the limelight.

Beverly Aikins

What we know:

JD Vance’s mother, Beverly Aikins, is from Middletown, Ohio. Vance wrote about his upbringing in his memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’.

Aikins struggled with addiction, which Vance Vance wrote about in his memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’. In the book, he talks about his childhood and upbringing in Ohio.

What she has said:

“It was heartbreaking in some parts,” Aikins added New York Times on reading the book. “But it helped us grow as a family and it opened up a line of communication that we never really had. Addiction in our house was like the elephant in the room. No one ever said anything about it. We do now.”

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