Nate Morris, who is aiming to succeed Mitch McConnell, is running with a family story and anti-establishment pitch similar to the one Vance eventually rode to the vice presidency.

Gov. Mike Braun said any conversation on redrawing Indiana congressional maps is exploratory, as national GOP redistricting efforts gain momentum.

Vice President JD Vance will be in Indianapolis this week to meet with Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and discuss possible redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Braun

While President Donald Trump has previously publicly floated both JD Vance and Marco Rubio as potential heirs, he has so far refused to anoint a successor ahead of the 2028 campaign.

President Trump said Vice President JD Vance was “probably favorite at this point” to succeed him as leader of the hard-right political movement.

President Donald Trump may be looking at Vice President J.D. Vance to take the reins of his Make America Great Again movement in the future. “Well, I think most likely,” Trump said when asked if Vance was MAGA’s heir-apparent at a White House event on Tuesday.