Jerry Dobbins remembers a young Vance growing up in Middletown, decades before he would be sworn in as vice president. Dobbins lived two doors down from Vance's grandmother − affectionately known as "Mamaw" − and he called her a "tough bird" who pushed her grandson to do well and stay out of trouble.

JD Vance will serve as Donald Trump's vice president. The two haven't always seen eye-to-eye.

Yes. Vance is married to Usha Chilukuri, a trial lawyer, and a child of Indian immigrants who was born and raised in the suburbs of San Diego, California, according to the BBC. The two met at Yale. While there, they organized a discussion group on the subject of "social decline in white America," according to The New York Times.