- Before he entered politics, Sen. JD Vance was best known as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy.”
- Vance, who is former President Donald Trump’s running mate, grew up in the Rust Belt.
- Here’s a look at homes the former Marine, Yale graduate, and Ohio senator is linked to.
If former President Donald Trump wins in November, he’ll be back in Washington DC full-time — along with his vice presidential pick, JD Vance.
Vance, 39, was elected to the Senate in 2022 as the representative of Ohio.
Before politics, the Republican was best known as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir of his childhood in the Rust Belt. Vance made thousands in royalties after it became a New York Times bestseller in 2016. It was adapted into a 2020 film of the same name starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close.
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Vance attended Yale Law School after a four-year stint in the Marines and getting his bachelor’s degree at The Ohio State University.
His rise to fame also cast a spotlight on his wife, Usha Vance, whom he met at Yale and married in 2014.
Since tying the knot, the couple has welcomed three children and relocated several times.
When Vance worked at a venture capital firm connected to former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel, they lived in San Francisco. Nowadays, the Vances’ primary residence is in Cincinnati.
From the house that inspired “Hillbilly Elegy” to where he would live if elected vice president, here’s a closer look at Vance’s real-estate journey. Representatives for Vance declined a request for comment.
