If they don't know it already, anyone driving through Middletown will know it's the home of Vice President JD Vance.

As Middletown, Ohio, native JD Vance gets settled in as the Vice President, his hometown is showing its support for him.

Vice President JD Vance’s journey to the White House took an unusual route, but now the Middletown native finds himself serving in the second-highest seat in

In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.

Sen. Bernie Moreno gifted the Vice President-elect with a personalized No. 1 Ohio State jersey featuring "Vance" on the back, a spokesperson for Moreno told the Enquirer.

JD Vance — a now-former U.S. Senator raised in Middletown — will take his oath of office Monday alongside President-elect Donald Trump to become the first Ohioan to serve as vice president of the United States.

JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."

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After JD Vance's mother's request and pressure from some residents, road signs honoring the vice president-elect will go up in his hometown.

Middletown will put up signs that read, “Hometown of J.D. Vance, 50th Vice President of the United States of America,” the day after Vance is sworn in. The signs will be located at the following locations: On eastbound Central Avenue at Carmody Boulevard (entering from Madison Township)

If anyone drives in Middletown, they now know it is the hometown of Vice President J.D. Vance. The first sign honoring the vice president was unveiled Thursday, according to a social media post. As previously reported by News Center 7, the signs will read, “Hometown of J.D. Vance, 50th Vice President of the United States of America.”

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