THE AUTHOR of the Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance, announced his candidacy for the 2022 United States Senate election in July of 2021.
The Ohio native plans to succeed the retiring state senator, Rob Portman.
Who is JD Vance?
Born on August 2, 1984, JD – James David – Vance graduated from Middletown High School before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps.
After serving in the Iraq War, Vance returned to America and graduated summa cum laude from Ohio State University.
He earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Philosophy and received a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
Vance later moved to San Francisco and began working in technology.
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In 2016, he published Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis.
Critics met the New York Times bestseller with acclaim and public dismay.
He returned to Ohio and launched Narya Capital in Cincinnati alongside Peter Thiel, Eric Schmidt, and Marc Andreessen.
In 2020, Netflix released a film version of Hillbilly Elegy.
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Is JD Vance married?
JD Vance married Usha Chilukuri, one of his former law school classmates, in 2014.
Usha currently works as a litigation associate for Munger, Tolles, & Olson.
During her time in law school, Usha served as the Executive Development Editor of the Yale Law Journal and the Managing Editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology.
She is licensed to practice law in California, Ohio, and the District of Columbia.
The couple shares two children.
What is JD Vance's net worth?
Although an exact net worth for JD Vance is not readily available, multiple outlets estimate his net worth to be around $7million.
In July of 2021, Vance announced his candidacy for the 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio.
Primary elections are set for May 3, 2022, with the actual election day on November 8.
Former President Donald Trump announced his support for Vance in April of 2022.
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