Usha holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Yale University and a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge, according to the New York Times.
Born Usha Chilukuri, she has built a distinguished career in the legal field, having clerked for Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh before Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Court.
Raised in a San Diego suburb, California, with a strong emphasis on education and hard work, Usha’s academic achievements include serving as Managing Editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology and Executive Development Editor of The Yale Law Journal, according to a biography from Munger, Tolles & Olson law firm.
Following four years of intensive extracurricular activity at Yale, she continued her studies as a Gates fellow at Cambridge, where she engaged with left-wing and liberal groups. She was a registered Democrat in 2014.
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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.
Usha Vance has played a subtle yet significant role in her husband’s success. She helped Vance organize his thoughts on the social decline in rural white America, which inspired his best-selling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, later adapted into a film directed by Ron Howard in 2020.
In the past, she has made some rare appearances with Vance as he sought the Ohio Senate seat.
As the US presidential elections approach, former President Donald Trump selected JD Vance as his running mate on Monday. Trump confirmed Vance’s candidacy through a social media post.
Speaking to ANI, a US-based global real estate investment advisor and well-known entrepreneur, AI Mason said, “Usha Vance is a highly accomplished attorney and daughter of Indian immigrants — and her husband brings youth and diversity to the Trump ticket.”
“She knows Indian culture and all about India. She can be a big help to her husband in navigating great ties between the USA and India,” the entrepreneur, who is also a friend of the Trump family, added.
Meanwhile, in an earlier interview with Fox & Friends, Usha Chilukuri Vance and her Senator husband discussed their differing faiths and their views on the speculations of him being chosen as the Vice President.
“I don’t think people understand how hard he works and how creative he is. Everything he says and does is built on a foundation of so much thought. He’s always trying to do better,” Usha Vance said.
When asked about her support for JD Vance as the US Presidential elections near, Usha told Fox, “There are a few different reasons… One is that I grew up in a religious household. My parents are Hindu, and that was one of the things that made them such good parents, that makes them really very good people. And so I think I’ve seen that… the power of that in my own life, and I knew that JD was searching for something. This just felt right for him.”
The interview took place three weeks before the announcement of JD Vance as Trump’s running mate in the upcoming US presidential polls.
Vance, born James David Bowman in Middletown, Ohio, to a mother who struggled with addiction and a father who left the family when JD was a toddler, was raised by his grandparents.
The Trump campaign states that the former president, following a life-threatening experience, will call for unity in the face of tragedy rather than criticize his political adversaries as he faces President Biden in a 2024 election rematch.
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