James David Vance was born on August 2, 1984, in Middletown, Ohio, located between Cincinnati and Dayton

The son of Donald Bowman and Bev Vance. He is of Scots-Irish descent. His mother and father divorced when Vance was a young.

Vance was adopted by his mother’s third husband. Vance and his sister were raised primarily by his grandparent

James David educated at Middletown High School, a public high school in his hometown Middletown, Ohio.

After graduating, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Iraq War with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

Later graduated summa cum laude from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy

He is married to his former law school classmates. Their Oldest son , Ewan Blaine,born in June 2017, and the most recent, Mirabel Rose, was born in Dec 2021

Vance is the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio, having announced his candidacy to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Rob Portman on July 1, 2021

On May 3, 2022, he won the Republican primary and will face off against Democratic nominee Tim Ryan in the November general election.

Vance did not rely on a single source of income, but instead relied on a variety of sources. JD Vance’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $7 million USD as of 2022.