# JD Vance Timeline Biographical chronology of [[JD Vance]] — the look-back spine, organized around the eight-stage Thiel pipeline detailed on the canonical page. Distinct from [[JD Vance Calendar]] (look-ahead) and [[JD Vance Events]] (discrete-page index). > Dates as established in the vault and the widely-reported public record. ## Origins (1984–2013) | Year | Event | |---|---| | 1984 | Born in Middletown, Ohio | | 2003–2007 | U.S. Marine Corps (incl. Iraq deployment as a combat correspondent) | | 2009–2013 | Ohio State, then Yale Law School | | 2011 | Attends [[Peter Thiel]]'s Yale talk — "the most significant moment of my time at Yale Law School" (**Pipeline Stage 1: Identification**) | ## Manufacture (2016–2022) | Year | Event | |---|---| | 2016 | *[[Hillbilly Elegy]]* published — the "Trump whisperer" brand (**Stage 2**) | | 2016–17 | Principal at [[Mithril Capital]], Thiel's fund (**Stage 3**) | | 2019 | Converts to Catholicism; co-founds the [[Rockbridge Network]] with [[Chris Buskirk]] (**Stage 5**) | | 2020 | Co-founds [[Narya Capital]] with Thiel/[[Eric Schmidt]]/[[Marc Andreessen]] backing (**Stage 4**) | | 2021 | "Childless cat ladies" remark on Tucker Carlson — see [[JD Vance - childless cat ladies]] | | 2022 | Wins OH Senate seat on Thiel's $15M + [[David Sacks]]'s $900K + Trump's endorsement (**Stage 6**) | ## Power (2023–2026) | Date | Event | |---|---| | Jan 2023 | Takes Senate office; the most vocal Ukraine-aid opponent | | 2024 | Thiel network lobbies Trump for the VP pick; Trump chooses Vance (**Stage 7**) | | Jan 2025 | Sworn in as the 50th Vice President | | Sept 2025 | Guest-hosts the Charlie Kirk Show with [[Stephen Miller]] — see [[JD Vance - destroy these networks]] | | Mar 2026 | Named chair of the [[Task Force to Eliminate Fraud]] | | Apr 2026 | Clashes with [[Pope Leo XIV]] — see [[JD Vance - stick to matters of morality]] | | late May 2026 | [[Democratic AGs Boycott Fraud Roundtable]] | | Jun 2026 | Brokers the Musk–Trump reconciliation dinner; Rockbridge 2028 positioning (**Stage 8**) | ## See Also - [[JD Vance]] — canonical biography (the eight-stage pipeline in full) - [[JD Vance Calendar]] · [[JD Vance Events]] - [[Thiel Network]] · [[Peter Thiel Timeline]] - [[JD Vance Dossier]]