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Who exactly is Republican VP nominee JD Vance?
The man behind 'Hillbilly Elegy,' and his rapid rise in American politics
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Until recently best known as the author of 'Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,' a memoir The New York Times described as "a compassionate, discerning sociological analysis of the white underclass," JD Vance is now the Republican Party's nominee for vice president in the 2024 presidential election. His is a remarkable story in American politics, becoming junior senator of Ohio in 2022 and now in with a chance of becoming Donald Trump's right-hand man should the former president win the White House for a second time in November. But who exactly is JD Vance, and what kind of career path has he so far trodden?
Click through and learn more about the man who's drawn applause and criticism in equal measure.
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