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Usha Chilukuri, Indian-origin wife of

J D Vance, in limelight at RNC convention

Usha and JD Vance first met at Yale Law School and were married in Kentucky in 2014,

with a Hindu priest presiding over a separate ceremony, according to the New York Times.

The couple has three children together

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Milwaukee, WI
sha Chilukuri Vance, the wife
of JD Vance, whom Donald
UTrump declared as his run-
ning mate in the upcoming US presi-
dential elections on Monday, brings a
wealth of credentials and a deep con-
nection to Indian values and culture.
A litigator at a national firm,
Usha Vance is the daughter of Indi-
an immigrants and has an impressive
academic background. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in History from
Yale University and a Master of Phi-
losophy degree from the University
of Cambridge, according to the New
York Times.
Born Usha Chilukuri, she has
carved out a distinguished career in
the legal field, having clerked for Su-
preme Court Justices John Roberts
and Brett Kavanaugh before Kava-
naugh’s nomination to the Court.
Raised in a suburb of San Diego,
California, with a strong emphasis
on education and hard work, Usha’s
academic achievements include serv-
ing as Managing Editor of the Yale Hillbilly Elegy, which was adapted great ties between USA and India,” made them such good parents, that
Journal of Law & Technology and into a film directed by Ron Howard the entrepreneur, who is also a friend makes them really very good people.
Executive Development Editor of in 2020. of the Trump family, said. And so I think I’ve seen that...the
The Yale Law Journal, according to In the past, she has made some Meanwhile, in an interview ear- power of that in my own life, and I
a biography from Munger, Tolles & rare appearances with Vance as he lier with Fox & Friends, Usha Chilu- knew that JD was searching for some-
Olson law firm. sought the Ohio Senate seat. kuri Vance and her Senator husband thing. This just felt right for him.”
After four years of intense extra- As the US presidential elections talked about the two having different The interview was taken three
curricular activity at Yale, she contin- draw near, former US President faiths, and what are their views on weeks before the announcement of
ued her studies as a Gates fellow at Donald Trump made his pick for the speculations of him becoming a JD Vance as the running mate of
Cambridge, where she engaged with Vice President, selecting JD Vance pick for the Vice President of the US. Trump in the upcoming US presiden-
left-wing and liberal groups. She was as his running mate on Monday. “I don’t think people understand tial polls.
a registered Democrat in 2014. Trump confirmed Vance’s candida- how hard he works and how creative Vance was born James David
Usha and JD Vance first met at ture through a post on social media. he is. Everything he says and does Bowman in Middletown, Ohio, to a
Yale Law School and were married in Speaking to ANI, a US-based is built on a foundation of so much mother who struggled with addiction
Kentucky in 2014, with a Hindu priest global real estate investment advisor thought. He’s always trying to do bet- and a father who left the family when
presiding over a separate ceremony, and a well-known entrepreneur, AI ter,” Usha Vance said. JD was a toddler. He was raised by
according to the New York Times. The Mason said, “Usha Vance is a highly On being asked about the reason his grandparents.
couple has three children together. accomplished attorney and daughter behind her support for JD Vance, as The Trump campaign says the
Usha Vance has played a subtle of Indian immigrants -- and her hus- the US Presidential elections remain former president, following his brush
yet significant role in her husband’s band brings youth and diversity to around the corner, Usha told Fox, with death, will call for unity in the
success. She assisted Vance in orga- the Trump ticket.” “There are a few different reasons... face of tragedy instead of criticising
nizing his thoughts on the social de- “She knows the Indian culture One is that I grew up in a religious his political adversaries as he faces
cline in rural white America, which and all about India. She can be a big household. My parents are Hindu, off with President Biden in a 2024
inspired his best-selling memoir, help to her husband in navigating and that was one of the things that election rematch.

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