 I don't know that I can disrespect someone more than J.D. Vance, Mitt Romney told his biographer in 2022 as Vance was running for the Senate. Whoa, man. So on November 8th, 2022, Vance beat Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan 53 percent to 47 percent, underperforming other statewide Republicans by 11 points. As victory speech, Vance thanked his mama. You're not always going to agree with every vote that I take.