He ultimately converted to Catholicism as an adult. When Aikins remarried, she changed Vance's name from James Donald Bowman to James David Hamel. Vance later took his grandfather's last name.

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JD Vance has changed his name at least four times (James Donald Bowman, James David Bowman, James David Hamel, J.D. Hamel and now JD Vance). Lake Michigan becomes Lake Illinois (suggested by ...

Vance is something of a digital native. In 2005, on the Blogger platform and under the title “The Ruminations of JD Hamel,” Vance waxed eloquent about the film Garden State, noting that he ...

PolitiFact contacted the video’s creator, Thomas Burke, for comment. He named two specific DEI initiatives he said benefited him and Vance: programs to increase veteran enrollment and retention ...

Vice President Vance is pushing back on claims that he criticized British and French troops during a Monday interview. In the interview, he lauded President Trump’s proposed minerals deal with ...