Vice President JD Vance’s journey to the White House wouldn’t be complete without his wife, second lady Usha Vance.
Long before being chosen as President Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate, JD developed a unique love story with Usha when they were both in law school.
Their relationship, however, took on the spotlight even more when the Vance family entered the White House on January 30, 2025.
In November 2025, the couple faced headlines when Usha was spotted without her wedding ring while visiting military training facility Camp Lejeune in North Carolina with first lady Melanie Trump.
A spokesperson for Usha later released a statement to People that read, “[She is] a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes.”
A few months later, in January 2026, Usha and JD announced that they’re expecting their fourth baby together.
The pair welcomed son Alec Vance in July 2026.
Keep reading to learn more about JD and Usha’s relationship timeline:
2010
JD Vance and Usha Vance Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
When JD and Usha were both students at Yale Law School, the pair met when they joined a discussion group on “social decline in white America.”
In an interview with NBC News in 2017, Usha said she and JD took all of their classes together and were friends before they started dating.
When they were assigned to work on a brief together, Usha became even more impressed by his diligence.
“I’ve never seen anybody so starstruck,” their law school professor, Amy Chua, said of JD in an interview with NBC News. “It was love at first sight.”
2014
In 2014, the couple got married and held both Christian and Hindu ceremonies. (JD later converted to Catholicism in 2019.)
“There are a lot of things that we just agree on, I think, especially when it comes to family life, how to raise our kids,” Usha told Fox News in June about her interfaith marriage. “I think the answer really is that we just talk a lot.”
2016
JD released his bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. The book detailed his childhood in the working-class United States Rust Belt. It later became a 2020 movie directed by Ron Howard.
At one point in the book, JD recalled the time he “fell hard” for Usha at Yale. He described her as a “genetic anomaly” because she possessed so many ideal qualities.
He also admitted that he “violated every rule of modern dating” by telling her he was in love after one date.
2017
JD Vance and Usha Vance SAUL LOEB / AFP
Vance and Usha welcomed their first child, son Ewan, in June 2017. The couple later welcomed their second son, Vivek, in February 2020, before welcoming daughter Mirabel in December 2021.
“We were blessed with an early Christmas present this year,” JD wrote via Instagram after Mirabel’s birth. “Everyone please meet Mirabel Rose Vance, our first girl. Mama and baby both doing great, and we’re feeling very grateful this Christmas season.”
August 2024
Amid the 2024 presidential race, Usha sat down with Fox News for her first solo interview.
During the chat, the future second lady was asked about her husband’s 2021 remark about the United States being run by “childless cat ladies.”
“The reality is, JD … made a quip in service of making a point that he wanted to make that was substantive,” she said. “What he was really saying is that it can be really hard to be a parent in this country, and sometimes our policies are designed in a way that make it even harder.”
January 2025
JD and Usha celebrated their new home in the White House with a familiar tradition.
“The inaugural balls are a beautiful, time-honored tradition of the Presidency,” JD wrote via Instagram at the time. “Usha and I were honored to join President Trump in celebrating the beginning of the new golden age of America. Now let’s get to work 🇺🇸.”
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October 2025
Despite living in the White House, both JD and Usha wanted to give their kids a relatively normal Halloween by dressing up as a family.
“We hope you had a spooktacular Halloween!” Usha wrote via Instagram with photos from their celebration in Washington, D.C.
November 2025
Usha sparked divorce rumors after she was spotted without her wedding ring during a November 2025 visit to Camp Lejeune. A spokesperson for the Vances explained that Usha is “a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes.”
The occasion came weeks after Erika Kirk embraced JD Vance during a public speaking event and noted that the Vice President shares “similarities” with her late husband.
December 2025
The Vice President addressed rumors of marital discord during a December 2025 interview with NBC News. He insisted that the pair’s relationship is “as strong as it’s ever been” and said of the rumors, “I think that we kind of get a kick out of it.”
“With anything in life, you take the good with the bad,” he also said. “You accept that there are some sacrifices and there are some very good things that come along with it, too. But our marriage is as strong as it’s ever been, and I think Usha’s really taken to it, and it’s been kind of cool to see how she’s developed and evolved in this new role.”
January 2026
Usha and JD announced via Instagram that they’re expecting baby No. 4.
“We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” read a statement joint shared via Usha’s Instagram. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July.”
The statement continued, “During this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family and for the staff members who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children.”
July 2026
The couple announced that they welcomed their fourth child in a statement shared via social media, which read, “We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning. Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother.”
“The incredible military doctors and staff members of Walter Reed Medical Center and the White House Medical Unit have been a blessing,” the announcement continued. “We are deeply thankful for all they have done for our family.”
