Just two years after winning his first run for political office, Ohio Sen. JD Vance is set to become vice president — ushering a new generation into power and offering a potential glimpse at the Republican Party’s future after President-elect Donald Trump’s second term ends.
Tim Walz poked fun at JD Vance in his first speech since Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election on Friday, 8 November. The Minnesota governor returned to his home state after his running mate,
Usha Vance, the daughter of Indian immigrants, is set to be the first Indian American second lady in the White House after Trump and Vance won the presidential election.
Vice President-elect JD Vance will head into the White House with a tight-knit circle of loyalists who were with him during the campaign and, in many cases, came to the U.S. Senate with him from Ohio.
Several candidates have been floated as possible replacements to Sen. JD Vance in the Senate which will be determined by Ohio's Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.