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VP Vance Relocates to Manor, Births First VP Child

7/22/2026

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Vance Moves

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family will move to Wolver Hill Farm, an 8,532-sq-ft manor.
The century-old estate, owned by contractor Charles “Chuck” Kuhn, rents for about $20,000 per month.
A Service detail will occupy an adjacent house while Vance keeps the U.S. Naval Observatory as his residence.
Kuhn is selling a 149-acre parcel to the U.S. Army for ceremonial horses, move opposed by the Equine Alliance.

Summary

Usha Births

Alec Neel Vance became the first child born to a sitting U.S. vice president since 1870.
Vance says Charlie Kirk’s 2025 death and his widow’s remarks convinced Vice President Usha to have a fourth child, urging higher U.S. birth rates in his speech and book *Communion*.
The New York Times mocked Usha’s $8.75 Old Navy coral maternity dress, prompting her witty reply on social media.

History

Historical Context

In April 1870, Vice President Schuyler Colfax’s son, Schuyler Colfax III, was born in Washington while his father, the nation’s youngest vice president (1869-1873) and former Speaker who helped pass the Thirteenth Amendment, served in office. The child later became South Bend’s youngest mayor in 1898, a rare vice-presidential family milestone.

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Vance Moves

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family will move to Wolver Hill Farm, an 8,532-sq-ft manor.
The century-old estate, owned by contractor Charles “Chuck” Kuhn, rents for about $20,000 per month.
A Service detail will occupy an adjacent house while Vance keeps the U.S. Naval Observatory as his residence.
Kuhn is selling a 149-acre parcel to the U.S. Army for ceremonial horses, move opposed by the Equine Alliance.

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