Usha Vance, wife of J.D. Vance, has transformed her political stance from a potential Hillary Clinton supporter to a staunch advocate of the MAGA agenda for the 2024 election, according to sources speaking with DailyMail.com.
According to a longtime family friend, Usha Vance, who was once a registered Democrat, has now aligned herself with her husband’s Republican campaign and Trump’s platform. This political shift reflects J.D. Vance’s own transformation in his views on Trump.
Usha, a Yale-educated attorney, previously identified with the Democratic Party, a sentiment shared by her parents who still remain registered Democrats. Despite this, she has worked closely with Republican figures, including clerking for conservative Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts. “Her previous affiliations seemed more career-oriented than reflective of her personal beliefs,” a former classmate noted.
Usha’s political preferences were not widely known, as she seldom discussed them publicly. Her family, including her mother Lakshmi Chilukuri, has been generally reserved about political matters. For instance, Lakshmi was among the 2,300 California professors who petitioned President Trump in 2017 to remain in the Paris Climate Accord.
A close acquaintance of the Vance couple for over ten years remarked that their political partnership appears to be a coordinated effort. “I believe they wouldn’t be pursuing this if she weren’t fully supportive of it,” the source said.
