The couple have been married since 2014 and share three children together.
Usha Vance is stepping down from her prestigious law career following the exciting news of her husband, J.D. Vance, being named the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee.
The wife of the United States senator from Ohio has resigned from her role as a corporate litigator for the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson in San Francisco.
“Usha has informed us she has decided to leave the firm. Usha has been an excellent lawyer and colleague, and we thank her for her years of work and wish her the best in her future career,” a spokesperson for Munger, Tolles & Olson said in a statement.
According to SFGATE, the online biography of Usha on her firm’s website vanished on Monday, July 15, just moments after former President Donald Trump announced her husband’s VP candidacy for the 2024 election.
It highlighted her impressive career, including clerking for several Supreme Court justices (such as John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh). Her practice focused primarily on complex civil litigation and appeals in various sectors like education, local government, entertainment, and technology.
Usha, who has been married to J.D., 39, since 2014, shared, “In light of today’s news, I have resigned from my position at Munger, Tolles & Olson to focus on caring for our family. I am forever grateful for the opportunities I’ve had at Munger and for the excellent colleagues and friends I’ve worked with over the years.”
Usha and J.D.’s story began at Yale Law School in 2013. They bonded over organizing a discussion group on “social decline in white America,” and their romance quickly blossomed, according to The New York Times. They married a year after their graduation, and together they now have three beautiful children: Evan, 6, Vivek, 4, and Mirabel, 6.
In June, Usha spoke about the prospect of J.D. becoming vice president in an interview with Fox & Friends.
When asked about handling the potential scrutiny of becoming the U.S. Second Lady, Usha candidly responded, “I don’t know that anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny. Our first campaign was a shock – it was so different from anything we had ever done before. But it was an adventure.”
With a smile, she added, “I’m not raring to change anything about our lives right now, but I believe in J.D., and I really love him, so we’ll just have to see what happens. We’re open to where life takes us.”
When asked if she had any specific causes she would like to champion as the Second Lady, Usha chuckled, noting, “I think we might be getting a little ahead of ourselves there.” She emphasized, “We’re really just focused on right now, being a family, and supporting J.D. in his current role.”
