Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance welcome fourth child, first baby born to a sitting VP in 150 years

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance announced on Sunday that their son Alec Neel Vance was born at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The newborn joins three older children—Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4. The couple thanked the medical staff and the White House medical team for their care.

The birth is the first instance of a child being born to a sitting vice president since the 1800s, when Schuyler Colfax and John C. Calhoun each had sons while in office. The Vances' growing family aligns with the vice president’s public advocacy for higher birth rates in the United States.

"I want more babies in the United States of America," Vance said at a 2025 anti-abortion rally.

The announcement comes amid a recent series of births among senior officials in the Trump administration, including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Earlier this year, Usha Vance faced media commentary on a coral maternity dress she wore for a podcast episode, which the New York Times described as reflecting an "idealized womanhood" linked to pronatalist messaging. Vance responded on social media, noting the dress’s low price and joking about budgetary implications.

In a joint interview, the Vances said a conversation with the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who expressed regret about having only two children, contributed to their decision to expand their family, though they did not describe it as the sole factor.