EXCLUSIVE: Vice President JD Vance will function the Republican Nationwide Committee’s finance chair, telling Fox Information Digital that he’ll work with the celebration to “fully enact the MAGA mandate” and develop the Republican majority in Congress in 2026.
The RNC Govt Committee voted unanimously to substantiate Vance within the function, an RNC official advised Fox Information Digital. That is the primary time within the historical past of the GOP {that a} sitting vp will serve within the function.
An RNC official advised Fox Information Digital that Vance serving as finance chair is “unprecedented” and exhibits “just how much the White House and the RNC are in lockstep this cycle.”
JD Vance (AP Photograph/Jae C. Hong)
“Everyone is laser-focused on growing our majorities in 2026, and we are going to aggressively fundraise to be ready for next year.”
Vance, in a press release to Fox Information Digital, mirrored on Trump’s “historic election victory, taking back the White House and helping Republicans regain control of the Senate and retain control of the House.”
“But to fully enact the MAGA mandate and President Trump’s vision that voters demanded, we must keep and grow our Republican majorities in 2026,” Vance stated.
President Donald Trump (Al Drago/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
“I am excited to work with Chairman Whatley and the RNC leadership to build the war chest we need to deliver those victories next November,” Vance added.
“JD will do a fantastic job as RNC Finance Chair,” President Trump stated in a press release to Fox Information Digital. “He knows how to fight and win tough races.”
The president added, “I’m glad he’ll be working with Michael Whatley to help us secure our elections, get out the vote, and win big next year!”
RNC Chair Mike Whatley advised Fox Information Digital that Vance is “the definition of an American success story, rising from a childhood where his family faced great struggles to become one of the youngest vice presidents in our nation’s history.”
Republican Nationwide Committee Chair Michael Whatley (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos)
“Vice President Vance is not only one of our Party’s most talented messengers, he is also a thought leader who has helped remake the GOP into the party of working Americans representing the forgotten men and women of our country,” Whatley wrote. “I am continuously thankful to President Trump for the leadership and direction he provides the Party and am honored to work with Vice President Vance to grow our party and ensure President Trump has the votes in Congress to Make America Great Again.”
Vance is succeeding outgoing Nationwide Finance Chair Richard “Duke” Buchan III. Trump appointed Buchan to function ambassador to Morocco.
Whatley thanked Buchan for his “tremendous service” to the RNC and the GOP and for his “support for President Trump.”
“His efforts were an essential contribution to our success in 2024,” Whatley stated.
