Born in Middletown, Ohio, JD Vance was named James Donald Bowman at birth. He has altered his first, middle and last names through his life. Adopted by his stepfather he became James David Hamel, going by "J.D.", enlisted in the Marines he was known as Corporal James D. Hamel. He attended Ohio State University, where he received a BA in political science, and then studied at Yale Law School, earning a law degree in 2013. It was around the time he was admitted to the bar that he changed his surname to Vance, in honor of the grandmother that raised him, and then he became "JD" Vance, with no punctuation. He is known for the 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, written as J.D. Vance, which turned into a movie in 2020, and launched his political career.
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Cast Credits
State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (2021)
Guest starring as Senator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-27: Sen. J.D. Vance, Liz Cheney, Rep. Brendan Boyle (Oct 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-15: Sen. J.D. Vance, Gov. Josh Shapiro (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-11: Sen. J.D. Vance, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sec. Pete Buttigieg (Aug 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-12: Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. JD Vance, Deanne Criswell (May 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-14: Sen. John Fetterman, Sen. J.D. Vance (Apr 14, 2024)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Senator
- Episode 4x202: Vince Peterson, Jonathan Merritt, Smokey Robinson (Jun 28, 2024)
Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly (2017)
Guest starring as J.D. Vance
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Jun 25, 2017)
CBS News Special Report (2017)
Guest starring as Senator
- Episode 2024-10-01: America Decides: Vice Presidential Debate (Oct 1, 2024)
NBC News Special Report (2017)
Guest starring as Sen. J.D. Vance
- Episode 2024-10-01: Vice Presidential Debate: Vance vs. Walz Hosted by CBS News (Oct 1, 2024)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as J.D. Vance
- Episode 2017-03-15: Keri Russell, Peter Krause, J.D. Vance, Nicko McBrain (Mar 15, 2017)
Debate Night in America (2012)
Guest starring as J.D. Vance
- Episode 2024-10-01: CNN Special Event: Vice Presidential Debate hosted by CBS (Oct 1, 2024)
This Week (1981)
Guest starring as Senator
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-13: Sen. JD Vance, Gov. Andy Beshear, Deanne Criswell (Oct 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-11: Sen. JD Vance, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Aug 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-04: Jake Sullivan, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. JD Vance (Feb 4, 2024)
ABC News Special Report (1972)
Guest starring as Senator
- Episode 2024-10-01: Simulcast: CBS News Vice Presidential Debate (Oct 1, 2024)
Face the Nation (1954)
Guest starring as Senator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-27: 10/27: Sen. J.D. Vance, Liz Cheney, Sec. Adrian Fontes, Sec. Al Schmidt (Oct 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-15: 9/15: Sen. J.D. Vance, Gov. Wes Moore, Gary Cohn (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-11: 8/11: Sen. J.D. Vance, Gov. Laura Kelly, Brian Moynihan, Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie (Aug 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-30: 6/30: Sen. JD Vance, Gov. Wes Moore (Jun 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-19: 5/19: Sen. J.D. Vance, Sen. Gary Peters, Oksana Markarova, Robert Gates (May 19, 2024)
Meet the Press (1947)
Guest starring as Senator
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-27: Oct 27 — Sen. Bernie Sanders; Sen. J.D. Vance (Oct 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-15: Sept 15 - Sec. Pete Buttigieg, Sen. JD Vance (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-25: Aug 25 - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. J.D. Vance (Aug 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-07: July 7 - Sen. JD Vance, Rep. Adam Schiff (Jul 7, 2024)