Jul 17, 2024 · Vance evoked his Kentucky roots in a speech July 10 at a conference organized by the New Right group National Conservatism in which he criticized U.S military aid to Ukraine, free trade policies and immigration.

Jul 17, 2024 · JACKSON, Ky. — Former President Donald Trump named Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate. The Republican vice-presidential candidate might be from Kentucky’s northern neighbor, but Vance has deep ties to the Commonwealth. Sen. Vance represents Ohio in …

Jul 15, 2024 · U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, former president Donald Trump’s pick for vice presidential running mate, is from Ohio. But he calls Kentucky “home.”

Jul 18, 2024 · Vance recalled happier memories of visiting relatives in Kentucky, but also wrote about issues faced by Jackson residents, such as poverty and substance abuse. Vance blamed some of these...

Jul 19, 2024 · J.D. Vance owns property in eastern Kentucky including acreage surrounding the hillside plot where his grandparents are buried.

Jan 13, 2025 · JD Vance, who is set to be sworn in as vice president in one week, made a visit to Breathitt County on Monday to pay his respects to family buried in a cemetery there. “Five generations of my...

Jul 18, 2024 · Ohio Senator JD Vance is the biggest name of the Republican National Convention after presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled the man with Kentucky connection in Appalachia as his vice...

Jul 18, 2024 · JACKSON, Ky. — In the 24 hours after J.D. Vance became Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate, Stephen Bowling, director of the Breathitt County Public Library, fielded more than a dozen calls from news media outlets large and small.

Jul 18, 2024 · JACKSON, Kentucky — In the 24 hours after J.D. Vance became Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate, Stephen Bowling, city council member and director of the Breathitt...

Vance is the third-youngest vice president in U.S. history, as well as the first Millennial to hold the office. Vance has been characterized as a national conservative and right-wing populist, and he describes himself as a member of the postliberal right.