Tallahassee Sun

Denise Futch, a Tallahassee resident and member of the St. Thomas More parish, said JD Vance is the "epitome of the American dream" and a strong choice to be Vice President. 

“I am so excited to hear that Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate," Futch said. "Vance is a strong candidate but an even stronger man. He displays resilience and proves that anyone can overcome their circumstances and become successful. He is the epitome of the American dream."

“I know a lot of Catholics are having a hard time coming to terms with Vance's acceptance of contraceptives and his stance on IVF. However, as Catholics, we know that no candidate will ever agree 100% with every teaching of the Church," she said. "Our own priests do not even agree entirely with what the Church teaches. It then becomes our duty to work on the local level to promote life and instill a culture of life which will work itself up to the national level. I think it's cowardice to make a candidate do all of the work for us. We have the ability to change the trajectory of our country. 'We the people' are the sovereign of this nation.”

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance was named as Former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump’s running mate and Vice President at the beginning of the Republican National Convention.

If Trump and Vance win the 2024 election, Vance will become the first Catholic vice president of the Republican party.

“It’s good to be home and I do think the Catholic Church is my home,” said Vance in an interview with Brian Burch, President of CatholicVote.

Vance, 39, was first elected to serve Ohio in the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 2022 General Election. He defeated U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), winning 53% to Ryan’s 47%.

Vance served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007, graduated from Ohio State University, and received a J.D. from Yale University Law School.

He also is the author of the 2016 book, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” which reached The New York Times Bestseller list in 2016 and 2017.

A Middletown, Ohio native, Vance lives with his wife and three children.