Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, have happily announced the arrival of their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance. The birth took place on Sunday, as shared in a statement on X. ‘We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning. Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother,’ the statement revealed.
The couple expressed gratitude towards the staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where Usha Vance delivered the child and is currently recuperating. They have been married since 2014 and are parents to two older sons, Ewan, age 9, and Vivek, age 6, as well as a daughter, Mirabel, age 4.
This event marks a historical moment, as it is the first time in modern history that the nation’s second family has welcomed a child while in office. The last occurrence was 156 years ago, in 1870, when Vice President Schuyler Colfax Jr. and his wife Ellen had their son, Schuyler Colfax III, during his tenure with President Ulysses S. Grant.
In his book titled ‘Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,’ Vance disclosed his long-standing wish to expand his family, which Usha initially resisted due to their prominent public life. Her perspective shifted following the death of their friend, Charlie Kirk. After Kirk’s tragic shooting last fall, the Vances returned his body to Arizona. His widow, Erika Kirk, voiced her regrets about not having more children, stirring a change in Usha’s outlook.
Vance wrote, ‘Something changed for Usha, and not long after we buried my friend, she became pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. One life was stolen from us, but another was given.’
In a conversation with ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ Usha Vance reflected on Erika Kirk’s impactful remarks about her family. ‘I think I had already started to open my mind to the possibility,’ she shared. ‘I wouldn’t say that this was, for me in any way, the decisive factor. But it came in the middle of a conversation that we were already having.’