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Also Known As James Donald Bowman • James David Vance
Born August 2, 1984 (age 40) • Middletown • Ohio
Title / Office vice president of the United States of America (2025-), United States • vice president (2025), United States • United States Senate (2023-), United States
Notable Works “Hillbilly Elegy”
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