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Usha Vance

American lawyer and Second Lady-Designate of the United States

Usha Chilukuri Vance (born Usha Bala Chilukuri; January 6, 1986)[1][2] is an American lawyer and second lady-designate of the United States as the wife of Vice President-elect JD Vance. After her husband takes office on January 20, 2025, she will be the first Indian-American second lady in U.S. history.[3][4]

Usha Vance
Second Lady of the United States
Designate
Assuming office
January 20, 2025
Vice PresidentJD Vance
SucceedingDoug Emhoff (as Second Gentleman)
Personal details
Born
Usha Bala Chilukuri

(1986-01-06) January 6, 1986 (age 38)
San Diego County, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2014)​
Children3
EducationYale University (BA, JD)
Clare College, Cambridge (MPhil)

Chilukuri was born to Indian immigrant parents in San Diego, California. She graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in history and from Yale Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. After law school, she served as a law clerk for multiple federal judges such as Chief Justice John Roberts, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and Judge Amul Thapar.

Vance was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 2019, and work handling civil litigation and appeals in cases involving higher education, local government, entertainment, and technology. After her husband was announced as Donald Trump's vice-presidential nominee, she resigned from her law firm job in July 2024.

At the 2024 Republican National Convention, Vance delivered an address for her husband and traveled with him to campaign events. The couple has three children together.[5][6]

Biography

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Early life and education

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Usha Bala Chilukuri[7] was born in 1986 in a suburb of San Diego, California,[8] to Indian immigrants.[9][10] Her father is a mechanical engineer from IIT Madras and a lecturer at San Diego State University,[11][12] and her mother is a molecular biologist and provost at the University of California, San Diego.[13] Her parents are from the Telugu community in Andhra Pradesh, India.[14][15][16] They migrated to the U.S. in the 1980s.[14] She was raised in San Diego's upper-middle-class Rancho Peñasquitos suburb.[17][18]

In 2003, Vance graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, where she performed in the marching band.[8][19][12] She has one sister, Shreya.[18] Childhood friends described her as a "leader" and a "bookworm".[20] She attended Yale University, graduating summa cum laude in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in history, with membership in Phi Beta Kappa.[7][21] During her time at Yale, Vance volunteered in local elementary schools, served as a Girl Scouts troop leader, and became the editor-in-chief of Our Education, an education policy publication.[21] After graduating, she taught English and American history as a Yale–China Teaching Fellow at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.[21][22] Vance then attended Clare College, Cambridge, in England as a Gates Cambridge Scholar and then recieved a Master of Philosophy in early modern history in 2010.[23]

In 2013, Vance obtained her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, where she was the executive development editor of the Yale Law Journal and managing editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology.[24][22][25] During her time at Yale Law, she participated in the Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic, the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, and the Pro Bono Network.[26][27]

Career

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Vance served as a law clerk for Judge Amul Thapar of the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2013 to 2014, Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2014 to 2015, and Chief Justice John Roberts from 2017 to 2018.[28][29][30]

Vance worked for the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson for its San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices as an associate for almost six years, handling civil cases and appeals in cases involving higher education, local government, entertainment and technology. In July 2024, when she resigned to focus on her family.[31][32][33] Vance previously worked as a summer associate at Williams & Connolly, Taft Stettinius & Hollister, and Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz.[34]

She was admitted to the District of Columbia, California and Ohio bar.[35][32]Vance has served on the board of the Gates Cambridge Alumni Association and as secretary of the board of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.[36]

2024 United States presidential election

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In July 2024, Vance attended the Republican National Convention where her husband, JD Vance was chosen as Donald Trump's running mate. Vance later delivered an introductory address for her husband.[37][38] She then traveled with him to campaign events, often appearing onstage with him.[39] She thenhelped her husband prepare for the 2024 vice-presidential debate against Democrat Tim Walz.[39] On November 6, 2024, her husband was elected the 50th vice president of the United States.[40][41]

Second lady-designate

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In January 2025, Vance will be the first Indian American, the first Telugu, and the first Hindu Second Lady of the United States.[42][43][44][45]

References

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  1. ↑ "Who is Usha Chilukuri Vance? Here's what to know". PBS News. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Who is Usha Vance? Yale law graduate and wife of vice presidential nominee JD Vance". AP News. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  3. ↑ Rumpf-Whitten, Sarah (2024-11-06). "JD Vance's wife, Usha Vance, set to become first Indian American second lady". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Usha Vance - the lawyer who is now America's 'second lady'". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  5. ↑ "Meet Usha Vance – The Lawyer And Former Registered Democrat Who Just Became The US' 'Second Lady'". ELLE. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Who Is Usha Vance? JD Vance's Wife Is the Next Second Lady of the United States". Biography. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Yale Phi Beta Kappa". Yale College. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024. Class of 2007 – Second Election of the Class of 2007: Usha Bala Chilukuri
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sheerin, Jude (July 17, 2024). "Who is Usha Vance, lawyer and wife of Trump's VP pick?". BBC. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024. Mrs Vance, 38,... née Chilukuri, the child of Indian immigrants - was born and raised in the suburbs of San Diego, California.
  9. ↑ Rishika Sadam; Krishna N. Das (July 18, 2024). "Indian family of Usha Vance, wife of Trump's VP pick, known for academic prowess". Reuters. Retrieved July 19, 2024. Most of our family is academically strong and education has been a top priority
  10. ↑ "Who is Usha Vance, JD Vance's wife who influenced who he is today?". CBS. July 16, 2024. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024. The daughter of Indian immigrants to the U.S. who were also professors, she was born in San Diego
  11. ↑ Gopal, B. Madhu (July 18, 2024). "Usha Chilukuri, Potential Second Lady of U.S., has a close Vizag connection". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Usha Vance, wife of vice presidential nominee JD Vance, has roots in San Diego". San Diego Union Tribune. July 21, 2024. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024. Usha Chilukuri Vance graduated Mt. Carmel High School in 2004. Her parents hold prominent positions in San Diego's academic world.
  13. ↑ "Lakshmi Chilukuri". Society for College and University Planning. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Akula, Amaraiah (July 20, 2024). "Usha Vance: Telugu population in US enthused about Second Lady in waiting". The Federal. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024. Her parents, Telugu Brahmins from Saipuram near Pamarru in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, migrated from India in the 1980s
  15. ↑ అమెరికా ఉపాధ్యక్ష అభ్యర్థి వాన్స్‌ సతీమణి ఉష చిలుకూరి - ఈమె ఫ్యామిలీ గురించి తెలుసా?. ETV Bharat (in Telugu). July 18, 2024. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  16. ↑ "ట్రంప్ గెలిస్తే తెలుగమ్మాయే మిసెస్ వైస్ ప్రెసిడెంట్". Eenadu (in Telugu). July 17, 2024. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024.
  17. ↑ Bhatia, Shireen. "Ohio Senator JD Vance reveals Hindu wife's support for his Christian faith". Christian Today. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Indian Americans Become a Political Force, Just as Usha Vance's Profile Rises". New York Times. July 20, 2024. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  19. ↑ Smith, David (July 17, 2024). "Who is Usha Vance, the Indian American lawyer married to JD Vance?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  20. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Bernstein_2024 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Ten Yale-China Teaching Fellows to begin appointments this summer". Yale Bulletin & Calendar. May 25, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Sarnoff, Leah; Faulders, Katherine. "Who is Usha Vance? JD Vance's wife leaves law firm after Trump VP announcement". abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Gates Cambridge Scholars 2009" (PDF). Gates Cambridge. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Volume 122 Masthead". The Yale Law Journal. October 2012. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Meet Usha Chilukuri Vance: Trump VP pick's Indian-origin wife, litigator, Yale graduate". m.economictimes.com. The Economic Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  26. ↑ Gibson, Kelsie. "Who Is J.D. Vance's Wife? All About Usha Chilukuri Vance". People. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  27. ↑ Bruner, Bethany (July 15, 2024). "Who is JD Vance's wife? Here's what we know about Usha Chilukuri Vance". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  28. ↑ Jamison, Peter; Reinhard, Beth; Natanson, Hannah; Markus, Nicole (2024-07-27). "Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she's working to elect him". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 27 Jul 2024.
  29. ↑ Mehrotra, Kriti (November 24, 2020). "Where Are J.D Vance's Wife and Children Now?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  30. ↑ Sarnoff, Leah; Faulders, Katherine (July 15, 2024). "Who is Usha Vance? JD Vance's wife leaves law firm after Trump VP announcement". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  31. ↑ Portée, Alex (November 6, 2024). "Who is Usha Vance? Everything we know about JD Vance's wife and the future second lady of the U.S." Today. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Usha C. Vance". Munger, Tolles & Olson. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  33. ↑ Rockson, Gabrielle. "J.D. Vance's Wife Usha Resigns from Powerful Law Job After His VP Nomination, to 'Focus on Caring for Our Family'". People. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Usha Vance Leaves Munger Tolles as Trump Picks JD Vance for Running Mate". National Law Journal. July 15, 2024. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  35. ↑ Eaty, Neelima (July 16, 2024). "Usha Chilukuri Vance: Biography of JD Vance's Wife". Hyderabad Mail. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  36. ↑ Sen, Sumanti (May 5, 2022). "Who is Usha Chilukuri? Ohio's GOP Senate primary winner JD Vance's wife once clerked for Brett Kavanaugh". MEA WorldWide. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  37. ↑ Coster, Helen. "Usha Vance, wife of Trump's VP pick, takes stage at Republican convention". Reuters. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  38. ↑ BeMiller, Haley; Pfannenstiel, Brianne. "Usha Vance steps into the Republican spotlight to wide praise - and a few racist sneers". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 "Vance and Walz lean on their wives in different ways on the trail — and ahead of the VP debate". NBC. September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024. Usha Vance has acted more as a behind-the-scenes adviser
  40. ↑ "Presidential Election Results: Trump Wins". The New York Times. 2024-11-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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  42. ↑ Deliso, Meredith (November 6, 2024). "JD Vance's wife, Usha Vance, set to become history-making second lady". ABC News. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  43. ↑ "Who Is Usha Chilukuri Vance, Set to Become First Indian-Origin Second Lady Of US?". News18. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
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