Usha Vance has traditionally stayed out of the spotlight, working as a litigator at a national law firm until recently.

JD Vance, the U.S. Vice President-elect, expressed gratitude to his wife, Usha Chilukuri, who is of Indian Telugu descent. Usha is set to become the first Indian-origin and non-white Second Lady. The couple met at Yale Law School and married in 2014.

Just two years after winning his first run for political office, Ohio Sen. JD Vance is set to become vice president — ushering a new generation into power and offering a potential glimpse at the Republican Party’s future after President-elect Donald Trump’s second term ends.