Mike Pence Fast Facts

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Updated 2:12 PM EDT, Thu November 2, 2023
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Pentagon in August 2018.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Pentagon in August 2018.
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A young Pence plays guitar in a Hanover College chapel. Pence graduated from the Indiana school in 1981 and then went on to study law.
A young Pence plays guitar in a Hanover College chapel. Pence graduated from the Indiana school in 1981 and then went on to study law.
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Pence meets with President Ronald Reagan while running for Congress in 1988. He lost that race and another one in 1990. After his second loss, Pence became president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, a conservative think tank. From 1993-1999, he hosted a syndicated talk radio show in which he described himself as Rush Limbaugh on decaf.
Pence meets with President Ronald Reagan while running for Congress in 1988. He lost that race and another one in 1990. After his second loss, Pence became president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, a conservative think tank. From 1993-1999, he hosted a syndicated talk radio show in which he described himself as Rush Limbaugh on decaf.
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Pence poses with his three children: Audrey, Michael and Charlotte. <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPenceIN/status/744510173339856896" target="_blank" target="_blank">He posted this old photo to Twitter in 2016.</a>
Pence poses with his three children: Audrey, Michael and Charlotte. He posted this old photo to Twitter in 2016.
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Pence is joined by his wife, Karen, and other family members after winning a congressional race in 2000.
Pence is joined by his wife, Karen, and other family members after winning a congressional race in 2000.
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Pence talks with US Sen. Jeff Flake in 2002, during the markup of a bill that would establish the Department of Homeland Security.
Pence talks with US Sen. Jeff Flake in 2002, during the markup of a bill that would establish the Department of Homeland Security.
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Pence, second from left, joins other Republican congressmen who were calling for budget offsets to pay for the Hurricane Katrina relief and reconstruction effort.
Pence, second from left, joins other Republican congressmen who were calling for budget offsets to pay for the Hurricane Katrina relief and reconstruction effort.
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Pence speaks at a 2008 news conference in Washington, DC. Pence and other House Republicans were calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to schedule a vote on energy legislation to help lower gasoline prices.
Pence speaks at a 2008 news conference in Washington, DC. Pence and other House Republicans were calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to schedule a vote on energy legislation to help lower gasoline prices.
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Pence makes marks on a House health-care bill in 2009.
Pence makes marks on a House health-care bill in 2009.
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Pence sits with the Royerton Elementary School choir as it prepares to sing patriotic songs on the House steps in May 2011.
Pence sits with the Royerton Elementary School choir as it prepares to sing patriotic songs on the House steps in May 2011.
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Pence walks with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as they head to a meeting in July 2011.
Pence walks with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as they head to a meeting in July 2011.
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Pence is sworn in as Indiana's 50th governor in 2013.
Pence is sworn in as Indiana's 50th governor in 2013.
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Pence holds a news conference in Indianapolis in March 2015. Pence spoke about the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which banned local governments from intervening when businesses turn away customers for religious reasons. The law sparked concern about discrimination, particularly within the LGBT community. A week after it was enacted, Pence signed a new version that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Pence holds a news conference in Indianapolis in March 2015. Pence spoke about the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which banned local governments from intervening when businesses turn away customers for religious reasons. The law sparked concern about discrimination, particularly within the LGBT community. A week after it was enacted, Pence signed a new version that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
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Pence shakes hands with Trump after being selected as his running mate in July 2016.
Pence shakes hands with Trump after being selected as his running mate in July 2016.
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Pence prepares for an interview prior to the start of the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in July 2016.
Pence prepares for an interview prior to the start of the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in July 2016.
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Trump and Pence acknowledge the crowd at the end of the Republican National Convention in 2016.
Trump and Pence acknowledge the crowd at the end of the Republican National Convention in 2016.
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Pence takes a selfie before a presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, in September 2016.
Pence takes a selfie before a presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, in September 2016.
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