For decades, the Armco steel plant east of downtown Middletown provided thousands of locals – including JD Vance’s grandfather – with a secure, middle-class life. Stephen Starr / The National
'JD is for the American people – he’s going to be for the American people [because] he is not jaded yet,' says Jerry Dobbins. Stephen Starr / The National
The exterior of JD Vance's constituency office in Middletown, Ohio, has no signs and a locked door. Stephen Starr / The National
The street on which Republican Party vice presidential candidate JD Vance grew up. Stephen Starr / The National
'I felt like it was an exploitation of people who had suffered addiction and of Appalachian families in poverty, when in fact, he’s not from Appalachia,' says Middletown resident Scotty Robertson of Hillbilly Elegy. Stephen Starr / The National
A street in Middletown, Ohio. The National
An aerial view of Middletown, Ohio. The National
For decades, the Armco steel plant east of downtown Middletown provided thousands of locals – including JD Vance’s grandfather – with a secure, middle-class life. Stephen Starr / The National
'JD is for the American people – he’s going to be for the American people [because] he is not jaded yet,' says Jerry Dobbins. Stephen Starr / The National
The exterior of JD Vance's constituency office in Middletown, Ohio, has no signs and a locked door. Stephen Starr / The National
The street on which Republican Party vice presidential candidate JD Vance grew up. Stephen Starr / The National
'I felt like it was an exploitation of people who had suffered addiction and of Appalachian families in poverty, when in fact, he’s not from Appalachia,' says Middletown resident Scotty Robertson of Hillbilly Elegy. Stephen Starr / The National
A street in Middletown, Ohio. The National
An aerial view of Middletown, Ohio. The National
JD Vance's hometown of Middletown, Ohio - in pictures
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