Political
Biography
Mike
Pence
Political
Biography
Mike
Pence was elected as the 48th Vice-President of the
United States in November, 2016. On January 20, 2017, he
was sworn in as Vice-President.
Mike
Pence Political Career/Business
Career/Connections
Party
Affiliation:
Republican (raised as a Democrat)
1976:
Volunteer for the Bartholomew County Democratic
Party
1988:
Republican Candidate for Congress (Indiana 2nd
district)-Lost to Philip R. Sharp
1990:
Republican Candidate for Congress (Indiana 2nd
district)-Lost to Philip R. Sharp
2001-2003:
U.S. House of Representatives - Indiana 2nd district
2003-2013:
U.S. House of Representatives - Indiana 6th district
2009-2011:
Chair of the House Republican Conference (in
Congress)
2013-2017:
Governor of Indiana
2016:
Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate
2017-Present:
Vice-President of the United States (48th
Vice-President)
Mike
Pence Personal Information:
Michael
Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959 in Columbus,
Indiana)
Pence
Family:
Wife:
Karen
(Batten) Pence (b. November 18, 1958; married
1985)
Children:
Michael
Charlotte
Audrey
Education:
1977:
Graduated from Columbus North High School
1981:
BA in History from Hanover College
1986:
JD in Law from Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney
School of Law in Indianapolis
Career
(non-political):
1981-1983:
Admissions Counselor at Hanover College
1986-1990:
Attorney (quit private practice in order to run his
1990 Congressional campaign)
1991-1993:
President of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation (a
conservative think-tank)
1992-1999:
Host of the Mike Pence Show, a political
talk-radio show
Religion:
Raised
Catholic, now describes himself as a "born-again,
evangelical Catholic" See Religion
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