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Mike Pence served as the 48th vice president of the United States (2017–21) in the Republican administration of Pres. Donald Trump. Pence previously served as governor of Indiana (2013–17).

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Also Known As	Michael Richard Pence
Born	June 7, 1959 (age 65) • Columbus • Indiana
Title / Office	vice president of the United States of America (2017-2021), United States • governor (2013-2017), Indiana
Political Affiliation	Republican Party
Notable Works	“So Help Me God”
Notable Family Members	son of Edward Pence • son of Nancy Pence • married to Karen Pence (1985–present) • father of Michael Pence, Jr. • father of Charlotte Pence Bond • father of Audrey Pence • brother of Greg Pence
Role In	United States presidential election of 2020 • Religious Freedom Restoration Act • United States presidential election of 2016
Education	Columbus North High School (Columbus, Indiana) • Hanover College (B.A., 1981) • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D., 1986)
Twitter Handle	@Mike_Pence
Instagram Username	mikepence

Did You Know?

From 1992 to 1999, Pence hosted an Indiana radio talk show ("The Mike Pence Show") that he described as "Rush Limbaugh on decaf."
In 1991 Pence wrote an essay called "Confessions of a Negative Campaigner," in which he apologized for the negative campaign ads that had been used during his bid for the U.S. House of Representatives the previous year.
Pence is named after his grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, an Irish immigrant who settled in Chicago after arriving in the United States in 1923.