On day one of the RNC, former president Donald Trump announced Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Vance, 39 and a Marine veteran, rose to fame with his bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy”, detailing Vance’s early life in poverty and rise to graduating from the Ohio State University and Yale Law School.

Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022 filling the seat of Rob Portman, who did not seek reelection. If the Trump/Vance campaign is successful, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will appoint a successor to Vance. 7/15/2024