JD Vance's half-brother entering Cincinnati mayoral race

Vice President J.D. Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman, has confirmed his candidacy to become mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Bowman took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, where he confirmed the news to his followers.

“I am officially announcing my candidacy for the position of mayor of the City of Cincinnati in 2025,” Bowman began.

“Weeks ago, my flight touched down at CVG, returning home from the most monumental inauguration in my generation. When I landed, I knew the city where my family and I live and love cannot fall behind in the critical years ahead,” Bowman continued.

“A choice to see years of prosperity, growth, and joy in our amazing downtown. A population should never be complacent with how things are. They should have the choice to decide their own future,” Bowman concluded.

Bowman is currently the pastor of The River Church of Cincinnati.

The Republican went on to let his followers know he will need a minimum of 500 signatures from the city’s registered voters.

Bowman also revealed that he has already received several warnings that people “will come” for him if he does decide to move forward with his race for the mayor's job.

“Many have told me ‘Get ready. They will come after you.’ I’m not sure who ‘they’ are or if ‘they’ are seeing this, but my heart is simply this… To provide a choice to the people of Cincinnati,” he said.

As for his brother, J.D. Vance, Bowman says watching the vice president’s recent inauguration “sparked more inspiration” for him to run for mayor of his city.

“There’s nobody that cheered louder when he was getting sworn in than me, because he’s my brother,” Bowman said of Vance’s inauguration day.

Bowman went on to describe Vance as “an incredible role model.”

“I don’t necessarily speak for my brother because he speaks pretty well for himself. I will say that he’s an incredible role model of mine,” Bowman said.

I am officially announcing my candidacy for the position of Mayor of the City of Cincinnati in 2025.

Weeks ago, my flight touched down at CVG, returning home from the most monumental inauguration in my generation. When I landed, I knew the city where my family and I live and…

— Cory Bowman (@corymbowman) February 4, 2025