J. D. Vance
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About the author
J. D. Vance is the 50th vice president of the United States and represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2023 to 2025. Raised in Middletown, Ohio, he served four years in the Marine Corps, including a tour in Iraq, then studied at Ohio State University and Yale Law School. After a brief career in corporate law he worked in venture capital, including at Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital, before Hillbilly Elegy brought him national attention.
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