 Live and local. News talk, KBOI Boise. J.D. Vance came to national prominence when he wrote his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. He was elected to the Senate in 2022. At age 39, the Ohio senator would be the third youngest vice president in history. If you're talking about it. The president last night making an urgent plea for Americans to cool down the political temperatures in this country. He says this is simply not who we are. We're talking about it.