Usha Vance and J.D. Vance Expecting Fourth Child: Profile of the Second First Lady of the US

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Happy news has arrived from Washington, D.C., where the Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance, and her husband, Vice President J.D. Vance, announced the arrival of their fourth child.

The couple shared the happy news on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, via an Instagram post, stating that Usha and their unborn child are healthy.

The baby boy is expected to be born in late July 2026, adding to the joy of the Vance family, which already has three children: Ewan (8), Vivek (5), and Mirabel (4).

The announcement also drew attention because Usha Vance, 40, is the first vice presidential spouse to become pregnant while her husband is in office.

We’re very happy to share some exciting news. Our family is growing! pic.twitter.com/0RohEBYXM7

— Second Lady Usha Vance (@SLOTUS) January 20, 2026

The announcement of Usha Vance and J.D. Vance's fourth pregnancy was warmly welcomed by the public.

"We’re very happy to share some exciting news," the announcement read. "Our family is growing!'

This news not only brought joy to their family but also drew attention due to Usha's position as the Second First Lady of the United States.

Usha Vance, 40, and her baby, due in late July, are doing well, the announcement said.

She and Vice President JD Vance already have two sons, Ewan and Vivek, and a daughter, Mirabel.

The Vances are known as a family that values ​​the involvement and support of their medical team and staff.

Usha Bala Chilukuri Vance, born on January 6, 1986, in San Diego County, California, United States, comes from an Indian immigrant family.

Her parents, Lakshmi and Radhakrishna "Krish" Chilukuri, immigrated to the US in the 1980s from the Telugu community in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Her father is a mechanical engineer, a graduate of IIT Madras and a lecturer at San Diego State University, while her mother is a molecular biologist and provost at the University of California, San Diego.

Usha grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, an upper-middle-class suburb of San Diego, with her sister, Shreya, and is a practicing Hindu.

After Yale, she taught English and American history at Sun Yat-sen University in China as a Yale–China Teaching Fellow.

She then earned a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) from Clare College, Cambridge, in 2010 as a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Yale Law School in 2013.

After completing her education, Usha Vance began her legal career as a law clerk for several prominent judges.

She served under Judge Amul Thapar on the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (2013–2014), then under Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2014–2015), and finally under Chief Justice John Roberts (2017–2018).

For nearly six years, she practiced in the San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices, focusing on complex civil litigation and appeals across a variety of sectors, including higher education, local government, entertainment, and technology.

Her clients include major names such as Paramount Pictures, the Regents of the University of California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and divisions of The Walt Disney Company.

Usha Vance resigned from the firm in July 2024 to focus on her family after her husband was announced as a vice presidential candidate.

She was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 2019, as well as to the California and Ohio bars.

Usha Vance married J.D. Vance on June 14, 2014, in an interfaith ceremony in Kentucky.

Although J.D. Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, Usha remains Hindu, but she supports her husband's decision and accompanies him and their children to church.

They have decided to raise their three children, Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel, as Christians.

Since 2025, Usha Vance has served as the Second Lady of the United States, making her the first First Lady of Indian-American descent.

She is also the youngest Second Lady since the Harry S. Truman administration, bringing a fresh perspective to the White House.

In addition to her role as Second Lady, Usha Vance is also active in various public activities.

She is a trustee of the Washington National Opera, and previously served on the board of the Gates Cambridge Alumni Association and as secretary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

At the 2024 Republican National Convention, Vance delivered the introductory speech for her husband's reelection campaign and actively attended many of his campaign events.