Former President Trump's selection of Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his running mate and vice presidential nominee, has brought Vance's policy views into the spotlight, given his relatively recent entry into electoral politics.
Vance has served in the U.S. Senate for about a year and a half, having defeated Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan in 2022 and being sworn in as Ohio's junior senator in January 2023. Vance's platform in the Senate race mirrored many of those touted by Trump during his administration, even though he was critical of the former president amid his first run for the White House.
Although he is only in his 18th month as a senator, Vance has been outspoken in several areas of economic policy since his election as well as during his campaign. Vance has also discussed economic policy as it related to the issues of rural poverty and social breakdown that he wrote about in his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy."
Here's a look at some of Vance's commentary and views about key aspects of economic policy, including his views on taxes, the national debt and budget deficits as well as entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.