Mike Pence

Extracted Attributes

• Award

  JFK Profile in Courage Award

• Full Name

  Michael Richard Pence

• Alma Mater

  Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

• Occupation

  Politician, Lawyer, Talk Show Host

• Date of Birth

  1959-06-07

• Place of Birth

  Columbus, Indiana, United States

• Political Party

  Republican Party

• Political Ideology

  Social conservative

Timeline

• Born in Columbus, Indiana. (Source: undefined)

  1959-06-07

• Graduated from Hanover College. (Source: undefined)

  1981

• Earned a J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. (Source: undefined)

  1986

• Unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source: undefined)

  1988

• Unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source: undefined)

  1990

• Began working as a conservative radio and television talk show host. (Source: undefined)

  1994

• Concluded work as a conservative radio and television talk show host. (Source: undefined)

  1999

• Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source: undefined)

  2000

• Began serving as U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd district. (Source: undefined)

  2001-01-03

• Began serving as U.S. Representative for Indiana's 6th district. (Source: undefined)

  2003-01-03

• Chaired the Republican Study Committee. (Source: undefined)

  2005

• Ran for House Minority Leader, losing to John Boehner. (Source: undefined)

  2006

• Concluded chairmanship of the Republican Study Committee. (Source: undefined)

  2007

• Chaired the House Republican Conference. (Source: undefined)

  2009

• Concluded chairmanship of the House Republican Conference. (Source: undefined)

  2011

• Elected 50th Governor of Indiana. (Source: undefined)

  2012

• Inaugurated as 50th Governor of Indiana. (Source: undefined)

  2013-01-14

• Enacted Indiana's largest tax cut and pushed for more funding for private education initiatives as Governor. (Source: undefined)

  2013

• Signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act as Governor, later amended due to backlash. (Source: undefined)

  2015

• Signed multiple anti-abortion bills as Governor, including one later ruled unconstitutional. (Source: undefined)

  2016

• Withdrew from gubernatorial reelection campaign to become Donald Trump's running mate. (Source: undefined)

  2016-07

• Elected Vice President of the United States. (Source: undefined)

  2016-11-08

• Inaugurated as 48th Vice President of the United States. (Source: undefined)

  2017-01-20

• Chaired the National Space Council after its reestablishment. (Source: undefined)

  2017-06

• Appointed chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. (Source: undefined)

  2020-02

• Unsuccessful candidate for re-election as Vice President with Donald Trump. (Source: undefined)

  2020-11-03

• Oversaw the certification of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the winners of the 2020 presidential election, despite calls from President Trump to overturn the results and the attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Source: undefined)

  2021-01-06

• Launched a presidential bid for the 2024 election. (Source: undefined)

  2023-06

• Withdrew from the 2024 presidential bid. (Source: undefined)

  2023-10

• Declined to endorse Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race. (Source: undefined)

  2024

• Awarded the JFK Profile in Courage Award for his conduct on January 6, 2021. (Source: undefined)

  2025-05-04

Mike Pence

Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer 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 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana from 2001 to 2013. Born in Columbus, Indiana, Pence graduated from Hanover College and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He lost two House bids in 1988 and 1990 and was a conservative radio and television talk show host from 1994 to 1999. Elected to the House in 2000, Pence represented Indiana's 2nd district from 2001 to 2003 and 6th district from 2003 to 2013. He chaired the Republican Study Committee from 2005 to 2007 and House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. He was elected governor of Indiana in 2012. As governor, Pence enacted Indiana's largest tax cut and pushed for more funding for private education initiatives. He signed multiple anti-abortion bills, including one banning abortions based on the fetus's race, gender, or disability and requiring funerary services for terminated fetuses, including miscarriages; a federal judge later ruled this law unconstitutional. After Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, he encountered resistance from moderate members of his party, the business community, and LGBT advocates. Facing backlash, Pence approved changes to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and other factors. Pence became Donald Trump's running mate in 2016 and served as vice president from 2017 to 2021. Pence chaired the National Space Council and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Pence and Trump lost their bid for re-election in the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, although Trump refused to concede, made false or unproven allegations of election fraud, and filed numerous unsuccessful lawsuits in multiple states. Despite Trump's urging to overturn the election results and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Pence oversaw the certification of Biden and Harris as the winners of the election. Pence later distanced himself from Trump, endorsing candidates in primary elections in opposition to those supported by Trump and criticizing Trump's conduct on the day of the Capitol attack. In June 2023, Pence launched a 2024 presidential bid but withdrew by October. He declined to endorse Trump in 2024. On May 4, 2025, Pence was awarded the JFK Profile in Courage Award for his conduct on January 6, 2021.

Web Search Results

• Mike Pence - Wikipedia

  Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer 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 "Republican Party (United States)"), he previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana from 2001 to 2013. [...] Born in Columbus, Indiana, Pence graduated from Hanover College and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He lost two House bids in 1988 and 1990 and was a conservative radio and television talk show host from 1994 to 1999. Elected to the House in 2000, Pence represented Indiana's 2nd district from 2001 to 2003 and 6th district from 2003 to 2013. He chaired the Republican Study Committee from 2005 to 2007 and House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. He was elected governor [...] Pence was born on June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana, one of six children of Ann Jane "Nancy" Cawley and Edward Joseph Pence Jr., who ran a group of gas stations. His father served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received the Bronze Star in 1953, which Pence displays in his office along with its commendation letter and a reception photograph. His father was of German and Irish descent, and his mother is of Irish ancestry. His paternal grandfather, Edward Joseph Pence Sr., worked in

• Former Gov. Mike Pence: About the Former Governor - Indiana

  Governor Mike Pence is a lifelong Hoosier with legal, small business and policy experience. He was elected the 50th Governor of the State of Indiana in 2012 and inaugurated January 14, 2013.. Governor Pence is dedicated to continuing Indiana on a pathway to success through fiscal responsibility, economic development and educational opportunity for every Hoosier child. [...] First elected in 2000 and earning a sixth term in 2010, Pence brought his Hoosier sensibility to the table and quickly established a record of serving his constituents and championing fiscal responsibility, smaller government and economic growth—skills and values he has brought with him to state government. [...] Pence’s leadership and legislative accomplishments resulted in him being elected unanimously by his colleagues to serve as House Republican Conference Chairman and Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee. A strong supporter of the military, Pence has made a priority of reducing veteran unemployment and, while in Congress, he visited Hoosier soldiers in Iraq and/or Afghanistan every year since hostilities began.

• Mike Pence - Bioguide Search

  PENCE, Mike,a Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind., June 7, 1959; graduated from Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., 1981; J.D., Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., 1986; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 1988 and 1990; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, [...] 2013); House Republican Conference Chair (One Hundred Eleventh Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundredth Thirteenth Congress in 2012; Governor of Indiana, 2013-2017; elected Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket headed by Donald Trump, and served from January 20, 2017, until January 20, 2021; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection as Vice President in 2020; was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

• Mike Pence | Miller Center

  Skip to main content University of Virginia") Miller Center # Mike Pence ## Mike Pence ## Mike Pence Born June 7, 1959, Michael Richard Pence is one of six children born to Nancy and Edward Pence, who ran a chain of gas stations in Columbus, Indiana. Pence is named for his grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, an Irish Catholic immigrant who became a bus driver in Chicago, Illinois, after arriving in the United States. [...] Pence was a supporter of the coal industry in Indiana, as well as an advocate for gun rights. His Christian faith shaped his staunchly conservative views; Pence was known as a fiscal and social conservative, supporting strict immigration policies and abstinence education and opposing abortion and efforts to expand LGBT civil rights. [...] In 2006, after two years as chairman of the Republican Study Committee in the House, Pence ran for minority leader, losing to Representative John Boehner. He became the Republican Conference Chairman in 2009, running unopposed and elected unanimously. Pence spent 12 years in the House before becoming governor of Indiana in a close election in 2012.

• Mike Pence - Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

  PENCE, MIKE, A Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind., June 7, 1959; graduated from Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., 1981; J.D., Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., 1986; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 1988 and 1990; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January [...] 3, 2013); House Republican Conference Chair (One Hundred Eleventh Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundredth Thirteenth Congress in 2012; Governor of Indiana, 2013-2017; elected Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket headed by Donald Trump, and served from January 20, 2017, until January 20, 2021; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection as Vice President in 2020; was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

• Award

  Q111098992

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  lawyer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  6/7/1959

• Place Of Birth

  Columbus

Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician 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. Pence was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. Pence was born and raised in Columbus, Indiana, and is the younger brother of U.S. Representative Greg Pence. He graduated from Hanover College and earned a law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law before entering private practice. After losing two bids for a congressional seat in 1988 and 1990, he became a conservative radio and television talk show host from 1994 to 1999. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000 and represented the 2nd district of Indiana from 2001 to 2003 and the 6th district of Indiana from 2003 to 2013. He chaired the Republican Study Committee from 2005 to 2007 and served as the chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011, the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership. Pence described himself as a "principled conservative" and supporter of the Tea Party movement, saying he was "a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order." Pence successfully sought the Republican nomination for the 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election when term-limited Mitch Daniels retired. He defeated former Indiana House speaker John R. Gregg in the closest gubernatorial election in 50 years. Upon becoming governor in January 2013, Pence initiated the largest tax cut in Indiana's history and pushed for more funding for private education initiatives. Pence signed bills intended to restrict abortions, including one that prohibited abortions if the reason for the procedure was the fetus's race, gender, or disability. After Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, he encountered fierce resistance from moderate members of his party, the business community, and LGBT advocates. The backlash against the RFRA led Pence to amend the bill to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and other criteria. Pence withdrew from his gubernatorial reelection campaign in July 2016 to become the running mate of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who went on to win the 2016 presidential election. He was inaugurated as vice president of the United States on January 20, 2017. As vice president, Pence chaired the National Space Council since it was reestablished in June 2017. In February 2020, Pence was appointed chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Pence and Trump lost their bid for re-election in the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, although the Trump campaign refused to concede, made false allegations of election fraud, and filed more than 86 unsuccessful lawsuits in multiple states. Despite Trump's urging to overturn the election results and the attack on the U.S. Capitol during the counting of the Electoral College votes, Pence, in his capacity as President of the Senate, certified the Biden–Harris ticket as the winner of the election. Pence has distanced himself from Trump by endorsing candidates in several Republican primary elections in opposition to the candidate endorsed by Trump.