Vice President JD Vance’s foray into politics has inspired his half-brother, a fellow Ohio resident, to jump into politics as well, calling the vice president “an incredible role model.”

Cory Bowman, who shares the same father with Vance, is running for mayor of Cincinnati, a city that has not featured a Republican candidate since 2009. Bowman, a registered Republican, has previously served as the pastor of The River Church, a nondenominational Christian church, for four years and is also the co-owner of the coffee shop Kings Arms Coffee, located in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Bowman has stated he was inspired by his half-brother’s launch into politics and that he had spoken to Vance about his mayoral run in the “initial stages.” During Vance’s inauguration ceremony last month, Bowman stated that nobody cheered louder than him as Vance was sworn in as vice president “because he’s my brother.”

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

Cincinnati mayoral candidates need at least 500 signatures on their petitions to run for mayor, with the deadline to reach the needed signatures being Feb. 20.

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Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval announced last month that he is seeking reelection. 

Prior to becoming President Donald Trump’s vice president, Vance won the 2022 Ohio Senate race against former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH). Vance was previously critical of Trump, calling him “an idiot,” but later recanted those views and said Trump made “a lot of good decisions for people.”