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- 1Appalachia memoir author runs for Congress, distancing from JD Vance▼‘I’m not JD Vance’: the Appalachia memoir author running for Congress
An author from Appalachia who wrote a memoir about the region is running for Congress, explicitly rejecting comparisons to JD Vance, whose own Appalachian memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy' drew criticism from many in the region. The candidate says their work and politics should not be conflated with Vance's, a framing that is drawing attention as the campaign gets underway.