Vice President JD Vance's journey to the White House took an unusual route, but now the Middletown native finds himself serving in the second-highest seat in the country.

The community then rallied together to support the band, raising $140,000 to fund the trip to Washington, D.C.

Sen. Bernie Moreno gifted the Vice President-elect with a personalized No. 1 Ohio State jersey featuring "Vance" on the back, a spokesperson for Moreno told the Enquirer.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — With his hand on the Bible that his great-grandmother gave him, and with his wife and children by his side, Middletown's JD Vance became the 50th Vice President of the United States when he took the oath of office at one minute past noon on Monday.

JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."

In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.

As JD Vance and Donald Trump were sworn in as Vice President and President at noon Monday, a group of Middletown residents watched and celebrated at Berachah Church in Middletown.

After JD Vance's mother's request and pressure from some residents, road signs honoring the vice president-elect will go up in his hometown.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX) - With the presidential inauguration just three days away, a Middletown church is preparing for its watch party. Berachah Church will open its doors on Monday morning to watch Middletown native J.D. Vance take office, and the Middletown High School Marching Band perform in the inaugural parade.

JD Vance was sworn in as the 50th vice president, the culmination of a rapid political rise that propelled him to a heartbeat away from the presidency

CINCINNATI (WXIX/CINCINNATI ENQUIRER) - JD Vance is now vice president of the United States. Vance took the Oath of Office shortly before noon Monday.

Middletown will put up signs that read, “Hometown of J.D. Vance, 50th Vice President of the United States of America,” the day after Vance is sworn in. The signs will be located at the following locations: On eastbound Central Avenue at Carmody Boulevard (entering from Madison Township)