Many Americans were inspired to see Vice President J.D. Vance overcome childhood poverty on his way to the U.S. Senate and now the White House. Now, a family member is seeking to emulate his half-brother.
Cory Bowman had just finished watching Vance take the oath of office in January when he ventured home and decided he, too, could become an executive officeholder, albeit on a smaller level. It was with that inspiration that he launched his campaign for mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, earlier this month.
The 36-year-old, who shares a father with Vance, is already a known quantity to his neighbors. He volunteers with a local evangelical church in the city’s West End and later opened a coffee shop. Running for office was the last thing on his mind until this year.
“There was nobody that pushed me into it, nobody that told me that this is a pathway I should go,” he said in an interview one recent morning. “But I just thought this would be a great way to help impact the city in another realm as well, because that’s always been the focus.”
The task before Bowman is tall. Cincinnati is a primarily Democrat-heavy enclave in