JD Vance

James David Vance is an American politician, author, and Marine veteran who has served as the junior United States senator from Ohio since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he is its nominee for vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election.

Some of the key events about JD Vance

2003
Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in Iraq
2009
Graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Philosophy
2013
Earned a law degree from Yale Law School
2016
Published the bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis"
2016
Criticized Appalachian culture as "broken" and "hillbilly" in his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy"
2017
Returned to Ohio and founded "Our Ohio Renewal", a nonprofit organization addressing social problems
2018
Became a contributing writer for CNN
2018
Supported Republican candidates who promoted false claims about the 2016 election
2019
Joined Revolution LLC, an investment firm, as a principal
2019
Defended pharmaceutical companies during the opioid crisis
2020
Launched Narya Capital, a venture capital firm focused on Midwest investments
2020
Expressed skepticism about the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Announced candidacy for the United States Senate in Ohio
2021
Reversed previous criticisms of Donald Trump to gain political support
2021
Promoted unsubstantiated claims of election fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election
2022
Won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Ohio
2022
Opposed U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia
2022
Suggested that women should stay in violent marriages for the sake of their children
2022
Proposed eliminating federal funding for schools that teach "critical race theory"
2023
Voted against a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would have benefited his constituents

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