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Mike Pence
NameMike Pence
Office48th Vice President of the United States
PresidentDonald Trump
Term startJanuary 20, 2017
Term endJanuary 20, 2021
PredecessorJoe Biden
SuccessorKamala Harris
Office150th Governor of Indiana
Term start1January 14, 2013
Term end1January 9, 2017
Predecessor1Mitch Daniels
Successor1Eric Holcomb
Office2Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
Term start2January 3, 2001
Term end2January 3, 2013
Predecessor2David M. McIntosh
Successor2Luke Messer
Constituency22nd district (2001–2003), 6th district (2003–2013)
PartyRepublican
OtherpartyDemocratic (before 1983)
EducationHanover College (BA), Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (JD)

Mike Pence is an American politician, attorney, and broadcaster who served as the 48th Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th Governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017 and represented Indiana in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. His political career has been defined by socially conservative and fiscally conservative positions, and he played a pivotal role during a period of significant political turbulence in Washington, D.C..

Early life and education

Michael Richard Pence was born on June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana, to Nancy and Edward Pence. He grew up in a Catholic family with an Irish heritage in Columbus, Indiana, and graduated from Columbus North High School in 1977. Pence attended Hanover College, a private Presbyterian liberal arts college in Hanover, Indiana, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1981. He subsequently received his Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis in 1986, after which he entered private practice.

Political career before vice presidency

Initially identifying with the Democratic Party, Pence voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980 but converted to the Republican Party after being influenced by the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1988 and 1990. During the 1990s, he hosted The Mike Pence Show, a syndicated conservative talk radio program in Indiana, and served as president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, a conservative think tank. Pence was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2000, representing Indiana's 6th congressional district. He rose to leadership, serving as chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011, and was known as a leading voice for the Tea Party movement and a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act.

Vice presidency (2017–2021)

Selected by presidential nominee Donald Trump as his running mate in July 2016, Pence was elected vice president as part of the Trump–Pence ticket in the 2016 election. As vice president, he chaired the White House Coronavirus Task Force during the COVID-19 pandemic and was a loyal advocate for the administration's agenda, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and judicial appointments like Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States. His tenure culminated on January 6, 2021, when, presiding over a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 presidential election, he refused to overturn the electoral results, affirming the victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris despite pressure from President Trump and a mob that stormed the United States Capitol.

2024 presidential campaign

After leaving office, Pence remained active in conservative politics through his organization, Advancing American Freedom. On June 7, 2023, he announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, positioning himself as a champion of "conservative values" and a return to "Reagan-era" principles. His campaign struggled to gain traction against the continued dominance of Donald Trump and other rivals like Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Pence suspended his campaign on October 28, 2023, during a speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition summit in Las Vegas, stating it was "not my time."

Political positions

Pence is a staunch social conservative, consistently opposing abortion rights, including supporting the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and advocating for restrictions on LGBT rights, such as his support for the First Amendment Defense Act. He is a proponent of supply-side economics, free trade, and a strong national defense, having supported military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan. On foreign policy, he has taken a hardline stance against the Islamic Republic of Iran and been a strong supporter of Israel. His approach to the executive branch emphasizes a broad interpretation of presidential authority, though he broke with Donald Trump on the constitutional limits of the vice president's role in certifying elections.

Personal life

Pence married Karen Batten, a schoolteacher, in 1985; they have three adult children: Michael, Charlotte, and Audrey. The family are devout Evangelical Christians, attending an Evangelical Presbyterian church in Northern Virginia. An avid fan of Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry, Pence has been known to play guitar. He has authored two books: God and Donald Trump (with Stephen Strang) and So Help Me God. Since leaving office, he has held positions at the Heritage Foundation and teaches at Grove City College.

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