Vance pick getting local reaction

(Courtesy: MGN)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — We are hearing some reaction to the selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate.

Senator Vance came to prominence after writing the memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” in 2016 about his upbringing and social issues.

He went on to win his current seat in Ohio in 2022.

Many Republicans are saying they like the choice.

“I tend to think there’s too many old people in politics, a 39 year old President wouldn’t be the worst thing I’ve ever heard of. JD is a very smart individual, don’t know a whole lot about him, but I have a similar background in that we both came from venture capital, and I think his business interests, his commitment to entrepreneurialism really being at the heart of the American story, I’m really encouraged by that,”  said Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp.

Senator Vance is expected to speak at the ongoing Republican National Convention this week in Milwaukee.