JD Vance

Who they are

James David Vance is an American politician, author, venture capitalist, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the state of Ohio in the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 16 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 16 Republicans.

The 10 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average moderately right. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not JD Vance themselves.

Who they endorsed

Alabama

• Barry Moore (Republican) · Alabama U.S. Senate

Alaska

• Nick Begich III (Republican) · Alaska U.S. House (at-large)
• Dan S. Sullivan (Republican) · Alaska U.S. Senate

California

• Steve Hilton (Republican) · California Governor

Iowa

• Zach Lahn (Republican) · Iowa Governor
• Zach Nunn (Republican) · Iowa U.S. House District 3
• Ashley Hinson (Republican) · Iowa U.S. Senate

Kansas

• Roger Marshall (Republican) · Kansas U.S. Senate

Maine

• Susan Collins (Republican) · Maine U.S. Senate

North Carolina

• Michael Whatley (Republican) · North Carolina U.S. Senate

Ohio

• Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican) · Ohio Governor
• Eric Conroy (Republican) · Ohio U.S. House District 1
• Jon Husted (Republican) · Ohio U.S. Senate (special election)

Texas

• Ken Paxton (Republican) · Texas U.S. Senate

Wisconsin

• Tom Tiffany (Republican) · Wisconsin Governor
• Derrick Van Orden (Republican) · Wisconsin U.S. House District 3