Usha Vance: A closer look at the wife of Vice President-elect JD Vance
Usha Chilukuri Vance is the wife of Vice President-elect JD Vance. Born to Indian immigrant parents in California, she is a Yale-educated lawyer who recently resigned from her position at a law firm after her husband was selected as running mate. Usha Vance has a background in law, having clerked for U.S. Supreme Court justices and worked in complex civil litigation. She and JD Vance married in 2014 and have three children together. Usha Vance has spoken about her supportive role in JD's conversion to Catholicism and their shared values in raising their children. She has also been active in reading and engaging with literature, particularly to connect with her children's interests.