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Vice President JD Vance and Wife Usha Expect Fourth Child, a Son Due in Late July

The announcement highlights the rarity of births to spouses of top U.S. leaders while in office.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, 41, second lady Usha Vance, 39, and their children tour the Taj Mahal on April 23, 2025, while on a trip to India. The second lady, the first Indian American and practicing Hindu to hold the role, was born in San Diego to Indian immigrants.
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Second lady Usha Vance smiles as she listens to Vice President JD Vance, not pictured, deliver remarks in Alburtis, Pennsylvania, on December 16, 2025.

Overview

  • In a joint social media statement, JD and Usha Vance said she is pregnant with a boy and that both mother and baby are doing well.
  • The couple thanked military doctors and staff for their care and support during what they called a busy period for their family.
  • The White House and senior administration officials posted public congratulations, with the official account calling it the “most pro-family administration in history.”
  • Reporting notes no wife of a sitting vice president is believed to have given birth while her husband is in office, underscoring how unusual the event would be.
  • The news aligns with the vice president’s long-running advocacy for higher U.S. birth rates, a theme he has emphasized in speeches and interviews.