J.D. and Usha Vance Announce Birth of Fourth Child, Son Alec Neel Vance

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance announced the birth of their fourth child, a son named Alec Neel Vance, born on Sunday, July 19, 2026. The couple stated that mother and baby are happy and healthy, and their other children are overjoyed. The birth is historically significant as it is the first time a sitting U.S. vice president has become a father in over 150 years, since Schuyler Colfax in 1870. The Vances, who met at Yale Law School and married in 2014, also have children Ewan (9), Vivek (6), and Mirabel (4). The article notes that the growing family aligns with Vance's public advocacy for higher birth rates in the U.S., a theme he has emphasized in his political career and at anti-abortion rallies.