Mike was born on June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana. The former Indiana governor also served as the Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Pence is a member of the Republican Party and represented the 2nd and 6th district of Indiana in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.
Pence started the most significant tax cut in the history of Indiana after he became the Governor in 2013. He focused more on funding for private education initiatives. Pence’s unbiased ideas regarding race, gender, or disability were reflected when he signed the bill against abortions because the procedure was the fetus’s race, gender, or disability.
Later in July of 2016, Pence took back his gubernatorial reelection campaign and announced himself as the running mate of the Republican Presidential Nominee. They successfully won the presidential election in 2016. Pence was appointed as the chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. This task force was specially arranged to tackle the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States.
However, Trump and Pence lost the 2020 US Presidential elections to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Trump and his supporters were not ready to concede this defeat. False elections cases and multiple lawsuits were filed, which also turned out to be unsuccessful. Pence conceded the results and didn’t overturn the election certifying Biden and Harris as clear winners.
This led to a tiff between Donald Trump and Pence. Pence also had to face-threatening and violence from Trump’s supporters.
Mike Pence’s family
His family includes his wife Karen Pence and his three children, Audrey Pence, Charlotte Pence Bond, Michael Pence.
Mike Pence’s Wife
The second lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021, Karen Sue Pence, was born on January 1, 1957. By profession, Karen is a school teacher and a painter. From 2013 to 2017, Karen was the first lady of Indiana.
Karen was born to Lillian Hacker and John M. Batten. Her father was a United Airlines official. Her parents got divorced when she was young.
Karen graduated from Bishop Chatard High School. Later, she completed her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in elementary education from Butler University. After that, Karen became a teacher at John Strange Elementary, Acton Elementary, Fall Creek Elementary, and the Orchard School, all in Indianapolis.
Karen took a class in water painting after her first child and started her painting career.
As the first lady of Indiana and the second lady of the United States, Karen spread awareness on honey bee habitat destruction.
Also, Karen Pence raised awareness for art throughout her tenure.
Mike Pence’s Daughter
Mike Pence’s daughter Charlotte Rose Pence was born on June 2525, 1993. Rose Pence is the second child of her parents. She is a writer by profession and has written various articles, poems, and short stories.
She wrote an article for the thought catalog, various poems and fiction pieces for the isis magazine, an essay for Glamour, and so much more.
When Mike Pence was announced as the running mate of Donald Trump for the US Presidential elections, Rose pence said, “I went from taking public transit in Chicago to riding in a presidential motorcade in the span of just a few months.”
In her personal life, Rose Pence married a Navy lieutenant Henry Bond in December 2019.
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