Published 07/26/2024 10:47:00 a.m.

What's in a name? GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's name journey is complex, beginning with his best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” in 2016.
Born James Donald Bowman in Middletown, Ohio, on August 2, 1984, his name has changed multiple times.
Vance adopted his new last name from his grandmother, “Mamaw,” after graduating from Yale, marking a new phase in his life.

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Associated Press News

What's in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016, when he published his bestselling memoir,

07/26/2024 4:04:16 a.m.·United States

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abc News

What's in a name? GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated

07/26/2024 4:04:15 a.m.·United States

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KIFI

What's in a name? GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016, when he published his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” under the name J.D. Vance — with periods between the initials for James David. He explained that this was not the first iteration of his name. Nor would it be the last. Over the course of his 39 ye…

07/26/2024 4:04:16 a.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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KVIA

What's in a name? GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he published his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” under the name J.D. Vance — “like jay-dot-dee-dot,” he wrote, short for James David. In the book, he explained that this was not the first iteration of his name. Nor would it be the last. Over the …

07/26/2024 4:04:16 a.m.·Panama City, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

What's in a name? GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he […]

07/25/2024 11:07:12 p.m.·Winnipeg, Canada

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