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Vance Addresses State Republican Party in Return to Ohio

The vice president talked about his rapid ascent from a senator with no previous political experience to joining Trump in the Oval Office.
Vance Addresses State Republican Party in Return to Ohio
Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at an Ohio Republican Party dinner in Lima, Ohio, on June 24, 2025. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times
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LIMA, Ohio—JD Vance recalls that when he was running for Senate four years ago as a candidate mostly known for his best-selling book “Hillbilly Elegy,” he spoke in front of groups as small as a dozen trying to earn Ohioans’ votes.

Many of his travels took him to northwest Ohio, a region defined by flat landscapes and small towns dotted with farms and tall-steepled churches.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.