J.D. Vance was sworn in as Vice President of the United States on Monday with his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, and their three young children by his side.
As Vice President and President Donald Trump took the spotlight during Inauguration Day, Google was abuzz with the popular question: “Who is J.D. Vance’s wife?”
Here’s what to know about the new Second Lady and the Yale-educated attorney.
Vance, 39, was raised in San Diego by Indian immigrant parents. Her mother is a biologist and dean at UC San Diego; Her father is an engineer, According to the Associated Press.
You’ve earned it She received her bachelor’s degree from Yale University and her master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, through… Gates Cambridge Scholarship.
After Cambridge, she went to Yale Law School, where she met her husband, J.D. Vance, who was also studying law.
In his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly ElegyVance said the two got to know each other through a class assignment, where he quickly “felt hard” for his writing partner.
“In a place that always seemed a little strange, Usha’s presence made me feel at home,” he wrote.
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They graduated in 2013 and married the following year.
After graduating from law school, Osha Vance worked as a law clerk for Brett Kavanaugh while he served as a judge on the Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. Kavanaugh has since become a Supreme Court justice.
It worked too As law clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts.
Ohio Republican and wife of Republican vice presidential candidate, Usha Chilukuri Vance, attends day three of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on July 17, 2024.
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According to her LinkedIn pageShe was a trial attorney for the Ohio law firm of Munger, Towles, and Olson from January 2019 to July 2024. Vance left the law firm after her husband was chosen as Trump’s running mate.
“OSHA informed us that she has decided to leave the company,” Munger, Tolles and Olson said in a statement. “Usha has been an excellent lawyer and colleague, and we thank her for her years of service and wish her the best in her future career.”
In her spare time, Vance is a trustee of the Washington National Opera and has served on the Board of Directors of the Gates Cambridge Alumni Association and as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. According to the White House.
-With files from The Associated Press
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