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James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, and venture capitalist. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected Vice President of the United States in the 2024 election. Previously he served as the junior United States senator from Ohio from 2023 to 2025.

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Birth Name: James Donald Bowman

Alternative Names: J. D. Vance • James David Vance • J.D. Vance • James David Hamel • J. D. Hamel • Sen. J.D. Vance • Sen. J. D. Vance • Sen. JD Vance • Senator Vance • Senator J.D. Vance • Senator J. D. Vance • Sen. Vance • VP Vance • Vice President Vance • Vice President JD Vance • VP JD Vance • Senate President J.D. Vance • shillbilly • Vladimir Futon • Senate President JD. Vance • James David Aikins

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At a pivotal time in my life, Barack Obama gave me hope that a boy who grew up like me could still achieve the most important of my dreams. For that, I'll miss him, and the example he set.

I don’t think that 60-70 percent of working-class white voters would have supported a Muslim ban before Donald Trump said something about a Muslim ban. I think that all you have to do is go back to the most recent Republican president and the way that George W. Bush encouraged us to think openly and supportively about our Muslim citizens. There is an element here where I think it’s not just that Trump is exploiting something but he’s also leading the white working class to a very dark place.

When people read Breitbart every single day and convince themselves that Barack Obama is a foreign terrorist, that is not a problem of government. That is a problem of community failure, and we have to recognize that.

My view is both that Trump is tapping into some racially ugly attitudes, but also that he is leading people to racially ugly attitudes.

Donald Trump is frankly dangerous.

My fear with Trump was always that he didn't have great solutions.

Trump's biggest failure as a political leader is that he sees the worst in people and he encourages the worst in people.

My God what an idiot.

I think this election is really having a negative effect especially on the white working class. What it’s doing is giving people an excuse to point the finger at someone else, point the finger at Mexican immigrants, or Chinese trade or the Democratic elites or whatever else.

[Interviewed by Charlie Rose, October 2016] I'm a Never-Trump guy. I never liked him.

[On NPR, August 2016] I can't stomach Trump

Fellow Christians, everyone is watching us when we apologize for this man. Lord help us.

Trump makes people I care about afraid. Immigrants, Muslims, etc. Because of this I find him reprehensible. God wants better of us.

I think that I'm going to vote third party because I can't stomach Trump. I think that he's noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place. And ultimately I just don't share Hillary Clinton's politics.

I think there's a chance, if I feel like Trump has a really good chance of winning, that I might have to hold my nose and vote for Hillary Clinton.