J.D. Vance, the junior senator from Ohio and a resident of Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood, has been selected as the vice-presidential running mate to Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump.

Vance and his wife, Usha, purchased their home shortly after Vance was sworn into office in January of 2023. According to property records, the $1.5 million property was purchased through an LLC.

A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in the Iraq War, Vance graduated from The Ohio State University and Yale Law School. A one-time venture capitalist, he wrote the bestselling book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” which was turned into a Netflix movie.

Vance and his wife have been married since 2014 and have three children: Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel. Usha Vance is the daughter of Indian immigrants and grew up in the San Francisco area. The couple met at Yale Law School, which both attended.

Shortly after moving into the neighborhood last year, a longtime resident and local artist who chose to remain anonymous yarn bombed the home to protest Vance’s conservative politics. Security outside the Del Ray residence as well as Vance’s home in Cincinnati have been increased in the wake of his being tapped as the vice presidential candidate by Trump, who survived an assassination attempt at a political rally July 13 in Butler, Pa.