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| Friends,  This is a photo of me as a child. I grew up in the manufacturing town of Middletown, Ohio. I grew up in a dysfunctional house without a constant father figure. My mother struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. I recall an episode when I was eleven when my mother and I got in a heated argument and I climbed into the back of the car. She eventually pulled over, I got out of the car, and she chased me across a field. The drama and family turbulence was nonstop.  My sister and I eventually moved in with my grandparents – Mamaw and Papaw. Pictured here is me and Mamaw. Her and Papaw were, without question or qualification, the best things that ever happened to me. They spent the last two decades of their lives showing me the value of love and stability and teaching me the life lessons that most people learn from their parents. Both did their part to ensure that I had the self-confidence and the right opportunities to get a fair shot at the American Dream.  After high school, I decided to enlist in the Marine Corps. I served in the Iraq War performing public affairs activities. I served for four years before returning home to Ohio, where I became a first-generation college graduate at the Ohio State University.  I then went on to attend Yale Law School, where I met the love of my life, Usha. She showed me kindness and patience, all while guiding me through the trauma and baggage I held onto from my childhood. We married in 2014 and now have three beautiful children together.  All of this brought me to where I am right now – a Senator in the United States Senate. After the success of my book, I began working to fiercely defend working-class Americans against the media and political elite who have ignored us for so long. I've seen too many lives devastated by job loss, addiction, and economic turmoil to stay silent. I think so many politicians are lost in the establishment. They fail their constituents, their country, and ultimately – they fail themselves. It's an industry of broken promises and corrupt practices. But I will never stoop to that level. My roots – my family – my hometown – are what got me here. The good and the bad.  I will never let you down or leave you behind. The Senate needs leaders who know what it's like to live in a left-behind community, not career politicans who do nothing for the American people. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed to be where I am. Looking through these pictures reminds me of the core of why I ran for U.S. Senate: leave no Ohioan behind. It's the honor of my life to serve you in the Senate, and I hope you can make a donation today. It would truly mean the world to me.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read. God bless, JD Vance Ohio needs a true conservative in the U.S. Senate. It needs someone who understands how our economic and government leaders conspire to make life harder for normal Americans. Ohio needs JD Vance. If you'd like to support our campaign, you can click below to make a donation.
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