JD Vance
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JD Vance is running as a Republican in the state of Ohio. JD Vance is a Challenger in the U.S. Senate race. JD Vance is running against Tim Ryan in the U.S. Senate race. See our U.S. Senate race map and our Ohio Senate state map.
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James David Vance is an American conservative commentator, politician, venture capitalist, and author. He is best known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which attracted significant press attention during the 2016 election. On May 3, 2022, he won the Republican primary in Ohio and will face off against Democratic nominee Tim Ryan in the November general election.
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US & Canada · ColumbusJD Vance was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. He beat six other candidates in a race that set a record for the most money, $66m, ever spent on an Ohio election. He will now face Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan, who represents a former factory-dependent district in eastern Ohio.See the Story
Trump-backed J.D. Vance wins Ohio GOP Senate primary
34% Left coverage: 99 sources
US & Canada · ColumbusJ.D. Vance is a venture capitalist and Hillbilly Elegy author. He's competing to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate. Trump announced on Friday that Vance has the greatest chance to defeat his Democrat opponent. In an independent poll commissioned by NBC4 in February, Vance garnered 7.7% of the vote.See the Story
Trump endorses Vance in Ohio GOP Senate primary
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Books · WashingtonHarperCollins Publishers says JD Vance's second book has been called off. The publisher declined to say when the book was dropped, or why. Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, saying he had grown up without a strong attachment to any branch of Christianity. Vance became a national celebrity with the best-selling Hillbilly Elegy.See the Story
A second JD Vance book falls through, publisher says
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US & Canada · WashingtonRepublican candidates backed by former President Donald Trump had a good night Tuesday night. J.D. Vance, the Hillbilly Elegy author, won a crowded Ohio Republican Senate primary. Max Miller, a former Trump White House staffer, won the primary in Ohio's 7th district.See the Story
The Trump-endorsed candidates who have won their primaries
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US & CanadaJD Vance visited at least 18 universities to give graduation speeches, lectures or political talks. For those visits, Vance was paid more than $70,000, according to records provided to The Associated Press by the colleges. At the time, Vance spoke glowingly of education. But his rhetoric has hardened before the state's May 3 primary.See the Story
JD Vance paid $70K by colleges he bashes as Senate candidate
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US & Canada · ColumbusJD Vance, an Ohio Republican Senate hopeful, once told his college roommate that he thought Trump might be "America's Hitler" Georgia Rep. Josh McLaurin tweeted an image of a lengthy Facebook message sent to him by Vance in 2016. The message began with Vance saying that he was "not surprised by Trump's rise" and that the Republic Party had "only itself to blame" for it.See the Story
J.D. Vance Once Compared Trump to Hitler
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US & Canada · DelawareFormer President Trump stumped for Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance on Saturday, while acknowledging during his rally that Vance has “said some bad sh– about me.”See the Story
Trump stumps for Vance while acknowledging he ‘said some bad sh– about me’
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US & Canada · ColumbusA letter to Donald Trump urges him to stay out of the Ohio Senate race. The letter was signed by more than 30 Republican Party members. It was written in response to Trump's comments that he would support Democrat Hillary Clinton. The Republican Party of Ohio is holding a primary on May 3.See the Story
GOP leaders in Ohio try to block Trump endorsement of Vance
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US & Canada · ColumbusFox News poll shows JD Vance with 23% of likely voters. It's the Cincinnati-area author and venture capitalist's first lead in the race. Vance had been mostly in a distant third place in past polls. Trump formally endorsed Vance at a rally in Delaware County on Saturday.See the Story
Fox News Poll: Vance moves into top spot in Ohio GOP senate primary
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US & CanadaBestselling author JD Vance has won Ohio's GOP Senate primary, buoyed by Donald Trump's endorsement. Vance will face Democrat Tim Ryan, the 10-term Democratic congressman who easily won his three-way primary. Tuesday marks the first multistate contest of the 2022 campaign and comes the day after the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion.See the Story
Ohio midterm gives Trump early election win. Get the latest
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US & Canada · WashingtonA group opposing Donald Trump's endorsement of JD Vance is making the former president the target of a new ad campaign. The ad from the conservative Club for Growth, which supports former Ohio treasurer Josh Mandel in the race, questions Trump's decision to endorse Vance. The group opposed Trump when he ran for the White House in 2016, it realigned itself after he became president.See the Story
Trump becomes target of new ad after Ohio Senate endorsement
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JD Vance“Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance won Ohio’s contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary. Vance now faces Democrat Tim Ryan in the general election race to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman. In neighboring Indiana, incumbent Republicans in the state House fended off primary challengers who wanted to push the Legislature further to the right.See the Story
Primary roundup: JD Vance to face Tim Ryan for Ohio Senate seat
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US & Canada · WashingtonThe $4.3 billion-grossing helmer (and THR Titan) discusses getting over the fear of collaboration, what it’s like to take over a 'Star Wars' movie midstream and advising (but not directing) his daughter Bryce Dallas Howard.See the Story
Ron Howard on Career Highs, Self-Doubts and ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author J.D. Vance: “I Was Surprised by Some of the Positions He’s Taken”
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JD Vance · OhioOhio U.S. candidate J.D. Vance (R) once wrote for a website run by David Frum, who now offers a personal reflection on the Vance he knew in The Atlantic.See the Story
The J.D. Vance I Knew
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Fox News · OhioVoters are now less than six months away from choosing which party will control the 118th United States Congress. In this edition of the Fox News Power Rankings, the U.S. Senate race in Ohio firms up for Republican Party nominee JD Vance, while the governor's map remains intact.See the Story
Fox News Power Rankings: Ohio Senate race moves further in JD Vance’s direction
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