US Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha blessed with baby boy, fourth child

According to reports, the birth is historically significant as it marks the first time in more than 150 years that a sitting US vice president has welcomed a child while in office.US Vice President JD Vance and Usha Vance. US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, have welcomed their fourth child, a baby boy named Alec Neel Vance, the couple announced on Sunday.The baby was born at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Sharing the news in a post on X, Vance said, "Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother." The couple also thanked the doctors and staff at Walter Reed and the White House Medical Unit for their care.According to reports, the birth is historically significant as it marks the first time in more than 150 years that a sitting US vice president has welcomed a child while in office.A FAMILY OF SIXAlec joins the couple's three children — sons Ewan, born in 2017, Vivek, born in 2020, and daughter Mirabel, who was born in 2021. JD Vance, an Ohio native, met Usha, the daughter of Indian immigrants, while they were studying at Yale Law School. Both graduated in 2013 and married the following year in an interfaith ceremony officiated by a Hindu priest and a Catholic priest.HOW VANCE WON USHA OVER FOR A FOURTH CHILDEarlier this year, during a White House event in Michigan, Vance shared a light-hearted story about convincing Usha to have a fourth child. Recalling their conversation before he ran for vice president, Vance said, "I told Usha, 'Darling, I really want a fourth child.' She replied, 'Fine, but you can either become vice president of the United States or have a fourth baby—you can't have both.'"With a smile, he added, "I'm pretty good at getting my way, because today I have both."PRAISE FOR HIS INDIAN-ORIGIN IN-LAWSVance has often spoken warmly about his Indian-origin in-laws. Speaking at an event earlier this year, he praised them as an example of how immigrants have enriched the United States while emphasising that becoming an American citizen also carries the responsibility of putting US interests first."I'm married to the daughter of immigrants from India. I love my in-laws, and they're great people and they've been great contributors to the United States of America," Vance said while responding to a question from an Indian-origin attendee.- EndsPublished By: Nitish SinghPublished On: Jul 20, 2026 07:17 IST