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Usha Vance

Usha Bala Vance is an American lawyer and second lady of the United States since 2025, being the wife of JD Vance, the 50th vice president of the United States. She is the first Indian-American second lady.

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Born: 1986-01-06

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Vice president: JD Vance
Preceded by: Doug Emhoff , (as second gentleman)
Born: Usha Bala Chilukuri , ( 1986-01-06 ) January 6, 1986 (age 40) , San Diego County, California , U.S.
Party: Republican (since 2022)
Other political affiliations: Democratic (until 2014) Independent (2014–2022)
Spouse: JD Vance ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 )
Parent: Lakshmi Chilukuri (mother)
Education: Yale University ( BA , JD ), Clare College, Cambridge ( MPhil )

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Born: 6 January 1986

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: San Diego
Spouse: JD Vance
Occupation: jurist
Position held: Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States
Educated at: Clare College
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
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Usha Bala Vance (née Chilukuri; born January 6, 1986) is an American lawyer and second lady of the United States since 2025, being the wife of JD Vance, the 50th vice president of the United States. She is the first Indian-American second lady.

Vance was born in San Diego County, California, to Telugu Indian immigrant parents and raised in an upper-middle-class suburb. She graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in history and from Yale Law School with a Juris Doctor, after which she served as a law clerk for several senior federal judges—including Chief Justice John Roberts, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and Judge Amul Thapar.