We Didn’t Expect To Be In This Position: JD Vance’s Wife

Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of JD Vance, stated at the Republican National Convention that neither she nor JD expected to be in this position. “But it’s hard to imagine a more powerful example of the American Dream,” she said, introducing her husband after Donald Trump announced him as his running mate for the US presidential elections.

At the Republican National Convention, Usha Chilukuri Vance, born to immigrant parents from Andhra Pradesh, shared her family’s journey. Introducing her husband, JD Vance, after Donald Trump named him as his running mate, she spoke of their unexpected path and the American Dream.

Usha recalled meeting JD at Yale Law School, where he was a “working-class student” who had “overcome childhood traumas” and served in Iraq as a Marine. She highlighted JD’s willingness to adapt to her vegetarian diet and learn to cook Indian food from her mother. Married in 2014, JD and Usha have three children: Ewan (6), Vivek (4), and Mirabel (2).

JD Vance also gave a powerful speech, discussing his roots in small-town Ohio and the economic challenges faced by communities in the Rust Belt, emphasizing the impact of jobs sent overseas and children sent to war.