Exclusive: Vice President JD Vance will serve as Republican National Committee The Finance Chairman told Fox News Digital that he will work with the party to “fullly enact the MAGA mandate” and develop a Republican majority in Congress in 2026.
this RNC An RNC official told Fox News Digital that the executive committee voted unanimously to confirm Vance. This is the first time in Republican history that the current vice president will hold the post.
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An RNC official told Fox News Digital that Vance’s position as finance chair was “unprecedented” and showed “how much the White House and RNC locked in this cycle.”
JD Vance (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
“Everyone is focusing on lasers as the majority of people who focus on 2026 and we will actively raise funds to prepare for next year.”
Vance in a statement to Fox News numbers reflects Trump’s “historic election victory, retrieving the White House and helping Republicans regain control of the Senate and retain control of the House.”
“But in order to fully formulate Margma’s demands and President Trump’s vision for voters’ demands, we must retain and develop our Republican majority in 2026,” Vance said.
President Donald Trump (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Vance added: “I am very happy to work with Chairman Whatley and RNC leadership to build the war box and we need to achieve these victories in November next year.”
“JD will be an excellent job as RNC finance chair,” President Trump said in a statement to Fox News’ digital numbers. “He knows how to fight and win tough games.”
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The president added: “I’m glad he will work with Michael Whatley to help us secure the election, get the vote and win a lot of victories next year!”
RNC Chairman Mike Whatley told Fox News Digital that Vance is “the definition of American success story, from childhood, his family faced great efforts to become one of the youngest vice presidents in our country’s history.”
Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“Vice Vance is not only one of our party’s most talented messengers, but he is also a thought leader who helped reinvent the Republican Party as a party for Americans representing the forgotten men and women of our country,” Whatley wrote. “I have always thanked President Trump for providing him with partisan leadership and guidance and is honored to work with Vice President Vance to develop our party and ensure that President Trump receives a vote in Congress to make America great again.”
Vance will replace outgoing national finance president Richard “Duke” Buchan III. Trump appointed Buchan as Morocco ambassador.
Whatley thanks Buchan for his “huge service” to the RNC and GOP and his support for President Trump.
“His efforts are a significant contribution to our success in 2024,” Whatley said.
