JD Vance Opens Up About His Wife’s Faith

Faith has long guided the vice president's view of service and family. Yet, behind the speeches and policy debates lies a more intimate story — that of a man navigating belief in a household where two religions and two worldviews coexist with respect.

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At a Turning Point USA event held at the University of Mississippi, Vice President JD Vance peeled back the political curtain, offering a rare, heartfelt glimpse into the values that shape his public service and personal life.

Vice President JD Vance, as seen in a video post dated October 30, 2025. | Source: YouTube/ForbesBreakingNews

Speaking directly to students, JD shared how faith guides everything — from his leadership style in Washington to the way he and his wife, Usha Vance, raise their children. What followed was a deeply personal and sincere reflection on religion, marriage, and parenting in a country where belief systems often intersect.

Asked how religion influences his work as vice president, JD didn't hesitate. He described his faith as a compass — central to both his sense of duty and his understanding of service. He views public office not simply as a job, but as a mission: an opportunity to do as much good as possible for both God and the country he serves.

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JD Vance talks about his faith at the event. | Source: YouTube/ForbesBreakingNews

That conviction, he revealed, doesn't stop at the West Wing. It follows him home.

JD acknowledged the unique religious landscape of his own home. While he is a practicing Christian, Usha was raised in a Hindu household and has not converted to Christianity. Their interfaith marriage, he explained, works because it's built on respect, communication, and shared values.

JD Vance talks about the religious dynamics of his family. | Source: YouTube/ForbesBreakingNews

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Their children are being raised in the Christian faith, but the vice president emphasized that Usha's heritage remains a visible, vibrant part of their upbringing. Usha has spoken publicly about how the family navigates these differences.

In an interview with her husband, she shared, "I did grow up in a religious household, my parents are Hindu, and I think that was one of the things that made them such good parents, that make [sic] them really very good people."

Usha Vance as seen in a video post dated June 25, 2025. | Source: YouTube/CitizenMcCainwithMeghanMcCain

In a June 2025 interview, Usha also offered a candid look at how the couple has approached religious parenting without glossing over their differences:

"When you convert to Catholicism, it comes with several important obligations, like to raise your child in the faith and all that. We had to have a lot of real conversations about how do you do that, when I'm not Catholic, and I'm not intending to convert or anything like that."

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She explained further, "The kids know that I'm not Catholic, and they have plenty of access to the Hindu tradition from books that we give them, to things that we show them, to the visit recently to India, and some of the religious elements of that visit."

JD Vance and his wife Usha are with their children Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel in front of the Akshardham Temple in New Delhi on April 21, 2025. | Source: Getty Images

JD and Usha's story began in law school, but their path from lecture halls to Washington has drawn both admiration and scrutiny.. After graduating, the couple moved to Washington, D.C., where Usha clerked for then–Judge Brett Kavanaugh and later for Chief Justice John Roberts. Meanwhile, JD pivoted from law to venture capital.

Their interfaith marriage has been a public point of fascination — and sometimes, a target. The second lady has faced racist attacks due to her Indian heritage, even as she and her husband continued to publicly demonstrate a unified, respectful approach to faith and parenting.

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When the vice president converted to Christianity in 2019, his biological father attended the ceremony. However, his wife did not convert, and the two have never pretended otherwise.

J.D. Vance and his wife Usha tour The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel on October 23, 2025. | Source: Getty Images

Despite different religious upbringings, the couple has built a blended, spiritually aware home. Their oldest son recently completed his First Communion — a milestone on the family's Catholic path — while their children also explore the richness of Hindu tradition through books, stories, and visits to India.

In moments of public life, JD doesn't shy away from highlighting his family. During a recent lighthearted Senate session, he shared a personal anecdote about their three children — Ewan Vance, Vivek Vance, and Mirabel Vance — before reading Dr. Seuss's "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" into the congressional record as a birthday message for his middle son.

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Through speeches, interviews, and unscripted moments, JD and Usha portray a family navigating differences not with division, but with mutual understanding and respect.

Their marriage reflects a growing segment of American life — interfaith, multicultural, and openly complex. It's not always easy, but it's rooted in honesty and love.

Whether it's in Mississippi classrooms or Senate chambers, the vice president and his wife continue to show that conviction and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

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