In this Nov. 16, 2016, file photo, J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, poses for a photograph at Miami University s student center in Oxford, Ohio. Vance, whose book helped explain to the nation Donald Trump s popularity among the Appalachian working class, is thinking seriously about running for the U.S. Senate seat Republican two-term incumbent Rob Portman decided against seeking again in 2022. (Dan Sewell | AP Photo, File)
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he s got what it takes to be a U.S. senator.
Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and a fellow Middletown native, broke out of poverty and family chaos and never forgot his Appalachian roots on his way to success.
Hillbilly to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio
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Hillbilly to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio
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Hillbilly to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio
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Hillbilly to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio
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