JD Vance is a United States Senator for the great state of Ohio. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022 and sworn into office on January 3rd, 2023.
JD was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, a once flourishing American manufacturing town where Ohioans could live content, middle-class lives on single incomes. Over time, many of those good jobs disappeared, and JD’s family suffered the effects along with many others.
Turbulence was common at home and at school. His grandmother, called Mamaw, was his saving grace. Her tough love and discipline kept him on the straight and narrow. A “blue dog” Democrat, she owned 19 handguns and nurtured a deep Christian faith in herself and her family. She died in 2005, shortly after JD enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
JD went on to serve our nation in the Iraq War, then graduated from The Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He wrote a bestselling book, Hillbilly Elegy, which was turned into a Netflix movie. He also started a business dedicated to growing jobs and opportunity in the American heartland.
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Yale Law School Alumni Summer Rooftop Reception
Sidley Austin LLP1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Hillbilly Elegy
TeleforumKeynote Address by J.D. Vance
Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference
The Athletic Club of Columbus136 E Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Hillbilly Elegy - Podcast
Practice Groups Podcast
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class...
Keynote Address by J.D. Vance
Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference
The keynote address at the Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference was delivered at the Athletic Club of...
Keynote Address by J.D. Vance
Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference
The keynote address at the Inaugural Ohio Chapters Conference was delivered at the Athletic Club of...