OAN Staff James Meyers
9:58 AM – Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Vice President JD Vance has announced that he will be the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) newest finance chair. Vance will work with the GOP to “fully enact the MAGA mandate” to help grow the Republican majority in Congress in 2026.
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The announcement marks the first time in the GOP’s history that a sitting vice president will serve in the role. An RNC official initially said the group’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to confirm the vice president in the new role but then said Vance was appointed by RNC Chair Michael Whatley.
An RNC official told Fox News Digital that Vance serving as finance chair is “unprecedented” and shows “just how much the White House and the RNC are in lockstep this cycle.”
“Everyone is laser-focused on growing our majorities in 2026, and we are going to aggressively fundraise to be ready for next year.”
During his speech, Vance explained that in order to keep the MAGA agenda moving forward, it is necessary to win in the 2026 midterms.
“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 told the outlet, expressing excitement to work with RNC leadership to “build the war chest we need to deliver those victories next November.”
Vance reflected 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,” according to Fox News.
“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 said.
“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 said in a statement. “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!”
Additionally, RNC Chair Mike Whatley stated 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.”
“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.”
Meanwhile, Vance is succeeding outgoing National Finance Chair Richard “Duke” Buchan III. President Trump appointed Buchan to serve as 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 said.
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