Usha Vance Announces Fourth Pregnancy, Making History as First Pregnant Second Lady in Modern Era

Second Lady Usha Vance announced Tuesday that she is pregnant with her fourth child, a boy, making her the first spouse of a sitting vice president to be publicly pregnant in modern U.S. history. The announcement came on the same day her husband, Vice President JD Vance, was inaugurated for a full year in office.

“We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the couple announced in an Instagram post. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July,” according to CBS News.

The timing is symbolically significant. The due date coincides with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. She is the first second lady to be pregnant while in the White House. Events and festivities marking “America 250” will take place across the country in July 2026.

In their joint statement, the Vances expressed gratitude for the care they have received. The vice president and second lady expressed gratitude to military doctors who have cared for their family, as well as their staff, according to CBS News. “During this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our family and for the staff members who do so much to ensure that we can serve the country while enjoying a wonderful life with our children,” the post read, according to the Associated Press.

An Unprecedented Moment in Modern History

The pregnancy represents an extraordinarily rare occurrence in American political history. According to The Hill, Usha Vance is believed to be the first vice president’s wife in modern history to be pregnant while her husband was in office.

The Associated Press noted that throughout history, it’s been exceptionally rare for the occupants of the highest leadership roles in the U.S. to have children while in office.

According to The Hill, historical records show that Floride Calhoun, the wife of John C. Calhoun, gave birth to two children, in 1826 and 1829, while her husband was serving as vice president, according to Clemson University. However, that was nearly two centuries ago, making Usha Vance’s pregnancy the first in the modern era.

The White House quickly congratulated the couple. According to The Daily Beast, in a post on X, the official White House account wrote: “The most pro-family administration in history! CONGRATULATIONS!”

JD Vance and Usha Vance met while they were students at Yale Law School and married in 2014. They have three young children: Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.

The Associated Press noted that throughout history, it’s been exceptionally rare for the occupants of the highest leadership roles in the U.S. to have children while in office.

Usha Vance: A Trailblazing Second Lady

At 40 years old, Usha Vance has already made history as America’s first Indian American, first Hindu, and first Asian American Second Lady. Usha Bala Chilukuri was born on January 6, 1986 in a suburb of San Diego County, California, to Hindu parents, Lakshmi (née Yechuri) and Radhakrishna “Krish” Chilukuri, both Telugu Brahmin Indian immigrants who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s from Andhra Pradesh.

Her father is a mechanical engineer from IIT Madras and a lecturer at San Diego State University, and her mother is a molecular biologist and provost at the University of California, San Diego. She was raised in San Diego’s upper-middle-class Rancho Peñasquitos neighborhood.

According to Wikipedia, in 2003, Vance graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, where she performed on flute in the marching band. Childhood friends described her as a “leader” and a “bookworm.”

Her academic credentials are exceptional. According to Wikipedia, she attended Yale University, graduating summa cum laude in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in history, with membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She then earned a Master of Philosophy at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge Scholar before returning to Yale for law school.

A Distinguished Legal Career

According to CBS News, before her husband was selected as President Trump’s running mate, Usha Vance worked as a lawyer for the firm Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. She clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts on the Supreme Court and Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Usha resigned from her position at Munger, Tolles & Olson in July 2024 after her husband was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate. 

Balancing Public Life and Motherhood

In an interview with Fox News Digital last year, Usha Vance addressed the challenges of raising children in the public eye. According to The Hill, Usha Vance, a former trial lawyer, said that raising her children in the public eye posed “new challenges.” “While I certainly miss working, I am grateful that I have the time to ensure that our home life is as normal and stable as possible,” Vance, 40, said.

The pregnancy announcement comes amid what appears to be a baby boom in the Trump administration. According to The Daily Beast, the second family’s announcement is the latest in a string of White House pregnancies. Earlier this month, Katie Miller announced that she and her husband, Stephen Miller, the controversial White House deputy chief of staff, are expecting their fourth child together.

JD Vance’s Pro-Natalist Views

The pregnancy announcement takes on additional significance given Vice President Vance’s vocal concerns about declining birth rates in America. According to the Associated Press, Vance repeatedly expressed alarm about declining birth rates as he launched his political career in 2021 with a bid for the U.S. Senate in Ohio. As vice president, he has continued on that mission, saying in a 2025 March for Life speech, “I want more babies in the United States of America.”

Photos: X/@JDVance and Facebook/JD Vance. This story was aggregated by AI from several news reports and edited by American Kahani’s News Desk.