Vice President JD Vance and wife Usha Vance have three children together, and while their father is a public figure, they are kept away from the spotlight.
The couple met during their university days at Yale Law School in the early 2010s. Usha comes from a well-educated family of Indian immigrants. Her father worked as an aerospace engineer and university lecturer, while her mother was a professor of molecular biology.
Speaking of Usha, Vance said in 2020, “She instinctively understood the questions I didn’t even know to ask and she always encouraged me to seek opportunities that I didn’t know existed.
“I’m one of those guys who really benefits from having sort of a powerful female voice over his left shoulder saying, ‘Don’t do that, do that.’”
Their Yale classmate, Charles Tyler, told the BBC that “they were always this match of very dissimilar people.” In his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, J.D. Vance wrote that he had “never felt out of place” in his life, but “did at Yale.”
Because of this, Usha Vance became an especially important source of support during his academic journey and pursuit of a law degree. Usha earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and later attended University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar, where she completed a Master of Philosophy in early modern history.
The two tied the knot a year following Usha’s graduation and held two ceremonies, a traditional ceremony and a Hindu ceremony led by a Hindu priest in honor of Usha’s heritage.
Although they come from different religious backgrounds, their beliefs have ultimately brought them closer together. In an interview with Fox News, J.D. Vance shared that his wife’s Hindu faith has played an important role in his life, helping him navigate both personal and professional challenges while also shaping his relationship with Catholicism. Vance explained that he was raised in a Christian household, although he “was never baptized.”
“I was first baptized in 2018. Usha was actually raised non-Christian. But I remember when I started to re-engage with my faith, Usha was very supportive,” he added.
In the same Fox interview, Usha explained she had been brought up in a “religious household.” She agreed that her faith had helped her husband navigate his life.
“My parents are Hindu and that’s one of the things that made them such good parents and good people. And I have seen the power of that in my own life,” she said. “And I knew that JD was searching for something. This just felt right for him.”
“We just talk a lot,” she added, concluding that they agree on many values and principles.
When Vance was nominated for vice president, she put her career on hold in order to support her husband. When Trump won the elections, she appeared on stage next to him.
Being a second lady, Usha accompanies her husband to a number of events.
The couple welcomed their first child in 2017. During a talk on the Senate Floor, JD referred to his oldest child, Ewan, as a “6-year-old baby boy,” but he quickly corrected himself, saying that “he’s not so much of a baby anymore.”
Their second son, Vivek, was born in 2020, and their daughter, Mirabel, was welcomed in December, 2021. Her parents announced her birth on the social media, calling her an “early Christmas present.”
“We were blessed with an early Christmas present this year. Everyone please meet Mirabel Rose Vance, our first girl. Mama and baby both doing great, and we’re feeling very grateful this Christmas season.” Vance wrote on Instagram.
Because of his work schedule, JD Vance has missed a number of big moments. For example, he once missed his son’s birthday due to work engagements, but he managed to send a message to him from the Senate Floor. Vance first read a passage from the Dr. Seuss book Oh, the Places You’ll Go, and then added: “I’m sorry, Vivek, that I can’t be with you for your birthday dinner, but I want you to know that Daddy loves you very much and I’m going to read this into the record because maybe you can watch it at home.”
Of course, his children are still very young to be able to fully understand how important their dad’s position in the country is. What they know, however, according to the vice president, is his code name given to him by the Secret Service, “Bobcat,” and it seems they love it, and well, have fun with it at times.
“We have code names now. Our kids had a lot of fun with that,” Usha Vance said.
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