Second Family of the United States

The second family of the United States is the family of the vice president of the United States, who is the second highest ranking official of the U.S. federal government. Members of the second family consist of the vice president, the second lady or second gentleman, grandchildren, stepchildren, in-laws, etc.

Second Family of the United States
Current region	Washington, D.C.
Founded	April 21, 1789; 236 years ago (1789-04-21)
Founder	Family of John Adams
Current head	Family of JD Vance since January 20, 2025; 6 months ago (2025-01-20)
Estate(s)	Number One Observatory Circle (vice presidential residence)

JD Vance, the 50th and current vice president and his immediate family is the current second family of the United States since January 20, 2025.

Residence

Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States and the second family.

The second family is designated to live in the Number One Observatory Circle as the vice president's family, as well as for the sake of their protection and safety.

Protection

The United States Secret Service is in charge of protecting the second family at all times. As part of their protection, the vice president, second lady or gentleman, and other immediate family members are given Secret Service codenames. The use of these codes are used due to security and safety reasons.