Republican Presidential Nominee, Donald Trump picked US Senator from Ohio, J D Vance, a former critic, as his Vice-Presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Indian-Americans, Chairman of Texas Republican Party, Abraham George, and Republican National Committeewoman from California, Harmeet Dhillon announced the votes of their delegates from their respective states.
“Just overwhelmed with gratitude,” tweeted Vance soon after his nomination while adding “What an honor it is to run alongside President Donald J Trump. He delivered peace and prosperity once, and with your help, he’ll do it again.”
Vance is married to Usha Chilukuri Vance, who was born to Indian immigrant parents and raised in San Diego, California. Both Vance and Chilukuri met in Yale Law School in 2013 and have been married since 2014. They live in Cincinnati, Ohio, with their three children.
Vance who is anti-abortion and supports the MAGA movement, was a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump. He said in interviews and through his tweets that he never liked former President Trump and finds him “reprehensible.”
“Today is not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination” Vance tweeted on July 13th after the shooting.
Former President Trump made an appearance on the first day of the Convention. It was his first public appearance since he survived the assassination attempt on July 13th in Butler, Pennsylvania. At the Convention, he was found seated along with his running mate J D Vance, Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, Florida Congressman, Byron Donalds, former Fox News host, Tucker Carlson, his sons Donald Trump jr, Eric Trump, daughter Tiffany Trump and others.
Chairman George, said, “Not only Texas is the economic powerhouse of America, where we back our police officers, back our oil and gas workers, and back our men and women in uniform…” while adding that the Republican Party of Texas and its entire delegation cast all 161 of their delegates for the 45th and the 47th President [Donald Trump].
Committeewoman Dhillon, noted, “California represents nearly 5.4 million registered Republicans more than any other state in the nation. From its pristine beaches to its soaring mountains from expansive deserts to the redwood forests, the Golden State is responsible for securing today’s GOP house majority.”
She continued by emphasizing that it will be California’s responsibility to secure a House majority to Washington this November, ensuring that former President Trump has support in Congress for his his common-sense agenda. As such, California casts all its 169 votes for Trump.
Ohio State Senator, Niraj Antani congratulated Vance on being elected as the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee.
Antani tweeted, “I am incredibly honored to have casted my vote as a Delegate for Ohio at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for President Donald Trump to the Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2024! Proud to stand with my fellow 2,428 delegates united in support of President Trump. The Republican Party is united and now we will unite America!”
Chilukuri is a successful attorney with an impressive career in the legal field. She clerked for Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh, prior to his nomination to the Supreme Court, as well as Judge Amul Thapar, when he was with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, according to India-West.
Chilukuri, has held positions of Managing Editor for the Yale Journal of Law and Technology, and Executive Development Editor for The Yale Law Journal.
