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Vice President JD Vance Explores Lease of Rural Property in Middleburg Virginia
Vice President JD Vance and his family are exploring a rural property lease in Middleburg, Virginia, about 45 miles from Washington. The search coincides with second lady Usha Vance's expected delivery of their fourth child later this month. Washington Examiner reported the development, first noted by NBC News.
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Vice President JD Vance and his family are exploring the option to lease a rural property in Middleburg, Virginia. The town in Loudoun County has a population of approximately 700 residents and lies about 45 miles from Washington, D.C. NBC News first reported the additional residence.
Specific details about the property and its intended use have not been disclosed to the public. The home search comes as second lady Usha Vance prepares to give birth to her fourth child, a baby boy, later this month. The pregnancy marks the first time a second lady has given birth while her husband has served in the White House since Ellen Maria Colfax in 1870.
If the plan for a new home proceeds, the Secret Service would need to retrofit the rural property with security measures. The agency is responsible for protecting the vice president anywhere in the world during his term in office. A Secret Service spokesperson declined to comment on security upgrades for the new home because the agency does not confirm or comment on personal residences or travel itineraries.
The Vances primarily live in the Number One Observatory Circle residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Before becoming vice president last year, Vance owned a family home in Alexandria, Virginia, while he served as an Ohio senator for two years.
He sold the residence when he moved to Observatory Circle. The Vance family also owns a historic five-bedroom house in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is mostly unoccupied. Vance and his wife purchased the home in 2018 after he wrote the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy.
