For at least part of his upbringing, JD Vance’s parents — Donald Bowman and Beverly Aikins — played formative roles, too. The ...

JD Vance has undergone multiple name changes. This is the reason. Born James Donald Bowman, he eventually adopted his grandmother's last name, Vance, to honour her role in raising him. He moved ...

J.D. Vance was primarily raised by his grandparents, James and Bonnie Vance, whom he refers to as Mamaw and Papaw ...

“When Bob became my legal father, Mom changed my name from James Donald Bowman to James David Hamel,” he wrote in his bestseller. “Until then, I’d borne my father’s first name as my ...

NBC News; Andrew Harnik/Getty Beverly welcomed J.D.’s older sister, Lindsay, in 1979 before having J.D., born James Donald Bowman, with Donald in 1984. The siblings were raised in Middletown ...

Vance told USA TODAY in September he expects his job will be "very active." Vance was born James Donald Bowman to parents Donald Ray Bowman and Beverly Carol Bowman. They divorced when he was very ...