Donald Trump selected Sen. JD Vance from Ohio on Monday as his running mate in the Nov. 5 election, which the former president hopes will return him to the White House. Vance accepted and Vice President Kamala Harris said she’s ready to debate him.
So, who is JD Vance?
Here are five things to know about him.
1. A Marine
Vance served in the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007 as a combat correspondent. He deployed to Iraq for six months in late 2005.
Vance is one of four Marines currently serving in the Senate. The other three are Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Todd Young, R-Ind.
The late former astronaut John Glenn is the only other person to have represented Ohio in the Senate as a Marine.
2. Venture Capitalist
After graduating from Ohio State University in 2009 and Yale Law School in 2013, Vance worked at PayPal founder…
