With Donald Trump declaring Senator JD Vance, 39, as his vice presidential pick in the upcoming US elections, there is renewed interest in his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri Vance.
Usha has made public appearances in the past when Vance was set to become Ohio Senator.
Confirming Vance's candidature in a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio."
Who is Usha Chilukuri Vance?
Usha, the daughter of Indian immigrants, she was raised in California's San Diego. She is a litigator at a national firm and has served as Managing Editor of the Yale Journal of Law and Technology as well as Executive Development Editor of The Yale Law Journal.
She completed her bachelors in history from Yale University and mastered in philosophy from the University of Cambridge. During her career, she has clerked for US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts as well as Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a judge on the US Court of Appeals for DC. She was a registered Democrat in 2014.
Usha and Vance tied the knot in a ceremony that was presided by a Hindu priest. They have three children: Ewan Blaine, Vivek and Mirabel.
Talking about Vance, the Senator spent his childhood in Ohio's Middletown. He served in the Marines and was deployed in Iraq. Later, he graduated from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He has close ties with Trump's elder son Donald Trump Jr who was impressed by the Senator's 2016 memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy'. In the book, Vance called Usha his 'Yale spirit guide'.
