- Before he entered politics, JD Vance was best known as the author of the memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.”
- The former Ohio senator grew up in the Rust Belt and still has a house in Cincinnati.
- Take a look at all the homes linked to the Yale graduate, former Marine, and current vice president.
Inauguration Day is also moving day.
Donald Trump returned to the White House, and JD Vance headed to the vice president’s residence.
Before politics, the 40-year-old 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.
Vance attended Yale Law School after a four-year stint in the Marines and getting his bachelor’s degree at Ohio State.
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. In 2022, Vance was elected to the Senate in 2022 as the representative of Ohio. Trump tapped him as his running mate in 2024.
From the house that inspired “Hillbilly Elegy” to his new home in the vice president’s official residence, here’s a closer look at Vance’s real-estate journey. Representatives for Vance did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
