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JD Vance rose through the political ranks fast, becoming the youngest U.S. vice president since 1857 — and the second youngest in history. Still in his early 40s when he took office, the second-in-command to President Donald Trump has had an impressive career. The feat is made even more noteworthy considering Vance's tragic background , marked by parental drug addiction and instability. The tragic life of Vance's mother, Beverly Aikins , culminated in a disorganized lifestyle that saw different men coming in and out of her and her two children's lives.

Vance's father, Donald Bowman, split when he was around 1. But Aikins and Bowman didn't officially divorce until he was 6. His mother shared the n

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