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Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are celebrating the arrival of their fourth child, a healthy baby boy born Sunday morning in Washington, D.C. The couple announced the joyful news in a joint statement on social media, sharing that both mother and baby are doing well.

“We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning,” the Vances wrote. “Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother.”

The Vances also took a moment to thank the medical professionals who cared for their family throughout the pregnancy and delivery. “The incredible military doctors and staff members of Walter Reed Medical Center and the White House Medical Unit have been a blessing. We are deeply thankful for all they have done for our family,” the statement read.

Little Alec joins three older siblings, Ewan, 9, Vivek, 6, and Mirabel, 4, rounding out a lively household at the Naval Observatory. According to the Associated Press, Alec is the first child born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years, a remarkable historical footnote for a couple that has never shied away from putting family front and center in public life.

Usha Vance, 40, also holds a notable distinction of her own. She is the first woman in roughly 150 years to give birth while her husband held the vice presidency, a fact that underscores just how rare this moment truly is in American political history.

President Donald Trump was quick to offer his congratulations, sharing a photo of the newborn on Truth Social. “Congratulations! A perfect baby boy for the wonderful Vance family,” the president wrote, a warm gesture that reflects the close working relationship and personal bond between Trump and his vice president.

The pregnancy was announced back in January, when the Vances shared that their family was growing and that they expected to welcome their fourth child in late July. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July,” the couple said at the time. The White House called the announcement a reflection of what it described as the most pro-family administration in history.

The road to baby number four was not without some good natured persuasion, according to the vice president himself. Speaking at a White House event in Michigan earlier this year, Vance recounted the moment he convinced his wife to expand their family even as he prepared to take on the vice presidency. “I remember when we decided to run for vice president, I said, ‘Honey, I really want to have a fourth kid.’ And she said, ‘Well, you can become vice president or you can have a fourth baby,'” Vance recalled. “But, ladies and gentlemen, I am persuasive, because I got both.”

Usha Vance later confirmed the exchange in an interview with NBC News, saying her husband did indeed talk her into it, though she noted she had never fully closed the door on the idea of a fourth child. She explained that after their daughter Mirabel was born, she initially believed their family was complete, but that feeling shifted over time.

Vance has been outspoken about the importance of family formation and has repeatedly encouraged Americans to have more children, a message that fits squarely within his broader worldview on the importance of strong families to the nation’s future. “Let me say very simply: I want more babies in the United States of America,” he said last year, a sentiment he and Usha have now put into practice for a fourth time.

The announcement comes at a moment when the nation’s total fertility rate remains well below the replacement level of 2.1, a trend that has persisted since 2007 and has drawn concern from conservative commentators and religious leaders alike. Many on the right have pointed to declining birth rates as both a cultural and economic warning sign, making the Vance family’s growth a welcome and symbolically significant story for those who champion traditional family values.

Vance, who was received into the Catholic Church in 2019, has written extensively about his faith journey, including in his recent book “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” His embrace of Catholicism has shaped much of his public commentary on family, community, and the responsibilities that come with raising children in an increasingly secular culture.

Usha Vance, the daughter of Indian immigrants, met her husband while the two were studying at Yale Law School, where they graduated in 2013. She has since become the first Hindu Second Lady in American history, a milestone that has added another layer of significance to the Vance family’s story and their unique place in the nation’s political and cultural fabric.

The couple married in 2014 and welcomed their first son, Ewan, in 2017. Their second son, Vivek, arrived in February 2020, just before the pandemic reshaped American life, and their daughter, Mirabel, was born in December 2021. Now, with Alec’s arrival, the family is complete at six.

Earlier this year, all three of the Vances’ older children traveled with their parents on a four-day visit to India, where the vice president met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The family took in some of India’s most famous landmarks during the trip, including the Taj Mahal, giving the children a firsthand look at their mother’s heritage.

Usha Vance has also had to contend with unwanted media scrutiny during her pregnancy. She previously mocked the New York Times after the paper attempted to draw what she considered absurd political significance from her pregnancy fashion choices, a moment that resonated with many conservatives who view such coverage as emblematic of the mainstream media’s tendency to politicize even the most personal family moments.

The Vance family has also had to weather uglier attacks. A swing-state Democratic candidate drew sharp backlash earlier this year after making disparaging comments about the Vance children’s ethnicity, remarks that were widely condemned across the political spectrum as inappropriate and out of bounds.

Despite the outside noise, the birth of Alec Neel Vance has been met with an outpouring of goodwill from supporters and well-wishers across the country. For a vice president who has built much of his political identity around faith, family, and the importance of raising the next generation, the arrival of his fourth child is being celebrated as more than just a personal milestone. It is being seen by many supporters as a living example of the values he has championed on the national stage.