(CLO) Vice President-elect JD Vance is considered the leading candidate to succeed Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee in 2028.
With former President and current President-elect Donald Trump unable to run for re-election to the White House in 2028, Vice President-elect JD Vance appears to be the clear heir to that position within the Republican Party.
This is the view emphasized by Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the former president and a powerful ally of the vice president-elect.
"We're going to have another four years of Trump and then eight years of JD Vance!" Trump Jr. declared two weeks ago during a campaign rally in Ohio. Vance, who was elected to the Senate in Ohio two years ago, is likely to be the leading contender in the next Republican presidential nomination race.
Vice President-elect JD Vance and President-elect Donald Trump at a celebration of election night at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, on November 6. Photo: Bloomberg
U.S. Vice President-elect James David Vance is a politician , lawyer, author, and former Marine. A member of the Republican Party, he has served since 2023 as a junior U.S. senator from Ohio.
He was once a military journalist and had an impressive education, despite an unhappy childhood.
Vance is of Scottish-Irish descent, born in Middletown, Ohio on August 2, 1984. He has described his childhood as one of hardship and poverty, particularly his parents' divorce when he was a toddler, and his mother's struggle with drug addiction. Vance and his sister Lindsey were primarily raised by their maternal grandparents.
At age 17, Vance got his first job as a cashier at a local grocery store. After graduating from Middletown High School in 2003, Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served as a military journalist for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Squadron.
During his four years of service, he was deployed to Iraq in 2005 for six months in a writing and photography role, not combat. He earned the rank of corporal and received medals including the Marine Corps Medal of Good Conduct and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Merit.
Vance attended Ohio State University from September 2007 to August 2009, graduating with honors with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy. He then attended Yale Law School, where he befriended Jamil Jivani, a future Conservative Party member of Canada.
During her first year, Professor Amy Chua persuaded Vance to begin writing her memoir. Vance subsequently made a name for herself with her memoir, the 2016 bestseller "Hillbilly Elegy," published when Trump first ran for president. The book earned Vance a reputation as someone who could explain the appeal of businessman Trump to the American middle class, particularly the working class and rural white voters.
Donald Trump Jr. liked the book and knew Vance from when he began his political career. The two got along quite well and remain friends.
First time elected to public office.
After Donald Trump won the 2016 election, Vance returned to his home state of Ohio and founded an anti-drug charity. He also gave speeches and was a popular guest at Republican Lincoln Day dinners, where his personal story, including the hardships Vance endured because of his mother's drug addiction, was shared.
Vance's emergence presented an opportunity for him to promote ideas for national change, while also helping to lay the groundwork for his entry into politics in 2021, when he sought the Senate seat vacated by retired Republican Rob Portman.
On May 3, 2022, he won the Republican primary with 32% of the vote, defeating several other candidates, including Josh Mandel (23%) and Matt Dolan (22%). Vance then defeated Democratic candidate Tim Ryan to win the U.S. Senate election in Ohio.
On January 3, 2023, Vance was sworn in to the Senate as a member of the 118th U.S. Congress. Data from mid-July 2024 shows that Vance had delivered 45 Senate speeches and promoted 57 legislative bills, none of which were passed by the Senate. He also co-sponsored 288 bills, including two that were passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but were vetoed by President Biden.
From opponent to loyal ally of Trump
In 2016, Vance was a Republican who "never supported Trump." He described Trump as too "dangerous" and "unfit" to hold the presidency.
But by the time the two met in 2021, he had changed his mind, citing Trump's accomplishments as president. Both downplayed Vance's past harsh criticisms.
After being elected, Vance became a loyal ally of Trump on Capitol Hill, consistently defending Trump's policies and actions.
On January 31, 2023, Vance endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. On July 15, 2024, the first day of the Republican National Convention, Trump announced his choice of Vance as his running mate. Two days later, Vance accepted the nomination as Trump's running mate.
Experts say Vance will bring to the Republican Party debating skills and the ability to articulate a vision similar to that of Trump. Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative activist group Turning Point USA, said Vance articulates a worldview aligned with Trump's "America First" agenda.
In his victory speech on election night, Trump noted that he had faced some criticism in July for choosing Vance as his running mate. However, Trump stressed that Vance "turned out to be the right choice."
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