Profile
US Senator from Ohio, Author and Venture Capitalist
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J.D. Vance has a net worth of $18 million USD. He is a venture capitalist and author of the best selling book Hillbilly Elegy through which he made millions in royalties.
For example, Vance bought 200 acres of Soybean farm in rural Knox County, ohio for $1.4 million. In order to avoid legal problems, it was purchased under his wife’s name.
Vance has also invested $600,000 into a car wash business owned by Charlie Kirk. He also has Investments in multiple real estate properties.
After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he was deployed to Iraq, Vance earned a degree from Ohio State University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
He then worked for the law firm Sidley Austin before transitioning to venture capital, where he joined Mithril Capital, a firm co-founded by Fox News anchor Dana Perino’s husband Peter McMahon.
JD Vance Net Worth 2024 (Forbes)
| Net Worth | $18 Million |
| Salary | $174,000 |
| Inheritance | $100,000 |
| Other Income | $2 Million |
| Wife | Usha Chilukuri |
J.D. Vance Wife
J.D. Vance wife is Usha Chilukuri, a fellow Yale Law School graduate. Usha, who is of Indian descent, has worked as a clerk for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and is an attorney.
The couple has three children and resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. Vance and his wife has invested heavily into land, both agricultural and commerical, in the last five years.
Relationship with Trump
J.D. Vance’s relationship with Donald Trump evolved significantly over time. Because he realised, in order to win elections, just having huge net worth is not enough.
Initially critical of Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, Vance’s stance shifted as he prepared for his own political career.
By the time he announced his Senate candidacy in 2021, Vance had become a vocal supporter of Trump, aligning himself with Trump’s policies and rhetoric.
Trump’s endorsement was a pivotal factor in Vance’s successful Senate campaign in 2022, cementing their political alliance and Vance’s standing within the Republican Party.