“My predecessor had a son who was paid $50,000 a month to be on a Ukrainian board at the time that Vice President Biden was leading the Obama administration”
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Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence 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.
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2026· 29 entries
“assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks”
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“s call for foreign investigation into Joe Biden and his son Hunter, saying,”
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“very supportive of Donald Trump”
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CNN: Transgender ex-CIA official recalls positive encounter with Pence | CNN Politics
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IndyStar: Mike Pence will speak, autograph books in Indy. Here's how to get tickets
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MS NOW: GOTCHA: VP Mike Pence is a hypocrite
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Yahoo: Former Vice President Mike Pence bringing book signing to downtown Indianapolis
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CNN: Ex-CIA officer on briefing Vice President Mike Pence as a Transgender woman
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AOL.com: Trans CIA Agent Opens Up About Briefing Trump Admin amid Their LGBTQ+ Attacks, Including Mike Pence’s Surprising Affirmation
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Yahoo: Mike Pence interview
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Citizen Tribune: Tix on sale for TU Patriotic Constitution Day Luncheon Featuring Mike Pence
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WGRV.com: Tickets Now On Sale For Patriotic Constitution Day Luncheon Featuring Mike Pence, The Nation’s 48th Vice President
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MS NOW: 'Trump was wrong': Mike Pence defends his actions on January 6
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WIBC 93.1 FM: Mike Pence Puts The GOP On Notice
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dailycaller.com: Conservative Inc Reportedly Donates Tens Of Millions For Mike Pence To Conjure Illusion Of America’s ‘Free-Market Capitalism’ For Youth
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Premier Christian News: Former VP Mike Pence lands new role at evangelical university
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Mshale: Vice President Mike Pence: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Is A Brilliant, Principled, Conservative Woman Mark Hamill (oPPaZtLpcn)
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JONATHAN TURLEY – Res ipsa loquitur: Report: FBI Listed Bill Barr, Michael Pence and Other Republicans as Russian “Conduits” of Misinformation
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Herald Bulletin: Good Morning: IHS to host program, book signing with Mike Pence
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CBS News: Former V.P. Mike Pence to become visiting faculty member at Colorado Christian University
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Crosswalk.com: Former VP Mike Pence Lands New Role at Colorado Christian University
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Denison University: Vice President Mike Pence visits Denison, urges students to get involved
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Christianity Today: Mike Pence Joins Colorado Christian University Faculty
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Mike Pence | Biography, Vice Presidency, & Facts
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dailycaller.com: Turns Out A Democrat Senate Nominee Has Something In Common With Mike Pence
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The Daily Wire: Mike Pence: The Failed Creed Our Grandchildren Should Never Inherit
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Police found a male prostitute dead in the Indiana home of Mike Pence.” Satire Source.
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2025· 1 entry
Pence received the Profile in Courage Award for his conduct during the certification
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2024· 5 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “A video shows Mike Pence endorsing Kamala Harris for president” Altered video.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Former Vice President Mike Pence said, “Vote for Kamala Harris as president of the United States or Tim Walz as her running mate."” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Former Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence underwent fertility procedures including in-vitro fertilization (IVF).” True.
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But withdrew the campaign later that year, declining to endorse Trump in the presidential election
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Campaign: 2024 presidential election.
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2022· 1 entry
“Roe v. Wade has been consigned to the ash heap of history...Having been given this second chance for life, we must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.”
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2021· 3 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “"All Vice President Pence has to do is send it back to the state and recertify, and we become president."” False.
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Faced pressure from Trump and Republican activists to block or delay certification
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“t convene Cabinet to remove Trump from office January 12, 2021 ==== 2022 ==== There are those in our party who believe that as the presiding officer over the joint session of Congress, that I possessed unilateral authority to reject electoral college votes. And I heard this week, President Trump said I had the right to”
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2020· 8 entries
Claimed: ““When Joe Biden was vice president, we lost 200,000 manufacturing jobs.”” — rated Cherry-picked number by The Washington Post.
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence balked at the idea that "America is systemically racist" during a debate with Democratic nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, a Black woman.” True.
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Claimed: ““As we stand here today, all 50 states and territories across this country are opening up safely and responsibly.”” — rated False by The New York Times.
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Claimed: “"You know, before we had a single coronavirus case in this country, this President shut down all travel from China."” — rated False by FactCheck.org.
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To head the country's response to coronavirus, he touted his ostensible experience with quelling an epidemic of HIV in Indiana, in which Pence deliberately delayed his state government's response to the disease despite t
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“was shot and killed during the riots in Oakland”
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Trump and Pence lost their bids for re-election to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
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Campaign: 2020 vice presidential election.
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2018· 2 entries
Emails released to the Associated Press showed that conservatives had similarly opposed his support of the subsequent changes to the law
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In 2018, Pence's oldest brother, Greg, entered and won the political race to represent Indiana's 6th congressional district in Congress (the seat previously held by Mike).
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2017· 5 entries
Published video “Thank you Indiana - Governor Mike Pence”.
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Career landmark: Participated in commencement at the University of Notre Dame (tournament / event).
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Indiana hired a private law firm for $100,000 to handle a backlog of public-records requests for Pence's personal AOL account email correspondence
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Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (2017–2021).
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And added the State Board of Education (controlled by Pence) as a "state educational authority" along with the Department of Education (controlled by Ritz) for purposes of accessing sensitive student data
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2016· 23 entries
Election won: 2016 vice presidential election.
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Claimed: “Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."” — rated True by PolitiFact.
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Claimed: “"There’s more Hoosiers going to work than ever before."” — rated Spins the Facts by FactCheck.org.
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As Trump announced his selection of Pence as his vice presidential running mate
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Published video “Governor Pence announces initiative for continued development in Indiana”.
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Snopes rated the claim “Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a law banning boys from wearing "gay" colors.” False.
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Published video “Governor Pence Signs BMV Overhaul Bill”.
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Published video “Governor Pence Signs Legislation to Improve Indiana Roads”.
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Published video “Governor Pence Signs Legislation to help Hoosier Veterans”.
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Published video “Governor Pence Signs Legislation to Combat Drug Abuse”.
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Published video “Governor Mike Pence end-of-session news conference 3.11.2016”.
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Published video “Swearing in of Indiana Lt. Governor Holcomb (March 3, 2016)”.
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Published video “Mike Pence Live Stream”.
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Published video “HIP 2.0 Anniversary Celebration 1.27.2016”.
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That they would be closing two facilities in Indiana, sending 2,100 jobs to Mexico; the Trump campaign criticized the moves and Pence expressed "deep disappointment"
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Pence said that even if legal challenges failed, Indiana would continue to defy the rule and would not come up with its own plan to reduce emissions
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Pence signed Senate Bill 109 into law, legalizing the captive hunting of farm-raised deer
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“absolutely false to suggest that at any point in time we considered dropping off this ticket”
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Presidential nominee Trump selected Pence as his running mate in the presidential election
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Career landmark: chairperson (2016–2017).
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Campaign: 2016 vice presidential election.
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Hackers compromised the account and used it to send fraudulent emails in an attempt to obtain money from Pence's contacts
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House speaker Paul Ryan described Pence as a "principled conservative"
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2015· 9 entries
Pence signed legislation revising the law to protect against potential discrimination
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Pence signed Indiana Senate Bill 101, also known as the Indiana "religious objections" bill or Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), into law
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It was widely reported that Pence had planned to launch a state-run, taxpayer-funded news service for Indiana
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Pence secured significant increases in charter-school funding from the legislation, although he did not get everything he had proposed
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“calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional”
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Pence also signed the repeal of an Indiana law that required construction companies working on publicly funded projects to pay a prevailing wage
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Pence sent a letter to President Obama denouncing the EPA's Clean Power Plan (which would regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants) and stating that Indiana would refuse to comply with the plan
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Following a shooting in Chattanooga, Pence recruited the National Rifle Association to train the Indiana National Guard on concealed carry
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Pence and the Obama administration agreed to expand Medicaid in Indiana, in accordance with the Affordable Care Act
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2014· 4 entries
Indiana's economy was among the slowest-growing in the United States, with 0
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Over the opposition of Indiana school organizations, Pence signed a bill which allows firearms to be kept in vehicles on school property
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A little over one year after taking office, Pence helped establish a $10-million state preschool pilot program in Indiana and testified personally before the state Senate Education Committee in favor of the program to co
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Pence supported the Indiana Gateway project, a $71
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2013· 7 entries
The Indiana Legislature overrode Pence's veto of a bill to retroactively authorize a local tax
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Pence also announced the formation of the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, a life sciences research facility supported with $25 million in startup funds from the state
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Career landmark: Governor of Indiana (2013–2017).
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“kind of looking for a church”
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In 2013, Pence said his family was "kind of looking for a church".
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Greatly increased the number of students in Indiana who qualify for school vouchers, making it one of the largest voucher programs in the United States
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Pence signed a law blocking local governments in Indiana from requiring businesses to offer higher wages or benefits beyond those required by federal law
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2012· 1 entry
Campaign: 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election.
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2011· 2 entries
Planned Parenthood (PP) operated five rural clinics in Indiana
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Career landmark: United States representative (2011–2013).
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2009· 5 entries
Career landmark: Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives (2009–2011).
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“I believe with all my heart that God created the heavens and the earth, the seas and all that is in them. How he did that, I”
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Career landmark: United States representative (2009–2011).
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Parts of East Chicago were discovered to have toxic lead and arsenic contamination, and were designated a Superfund site
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“... I also believe that someday scientists will come to see that only the theory of intelligent design provides even a remotely rational explanation for the known universe.”
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2008· 1 entry
Esquire magazine listed Pence as one of the ten best members of Congress, writing that Pence's "unalloyed traditional conservatism has repeatedly pitted him against his party elders"
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2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (2007–2009).
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2005· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (2005–2007).
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“I do not condone his remarks and cannot defend them”
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2003· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (2003–2013).
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Career landmark: United States representative (2003–2005).
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2002· 1 entry
During an interview in 2002, Pence told a reporter that he would not have dinner alone with a woman other than his wife.
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2001· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (2001–2003).
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As well as President Bush's Medicare prescription drug expansion in 2003
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2000· 2 entries
Won the seat in Indiana's 2nd congressional district after six-year incumbent David M
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Representing Indiana's 2nd district from 2001 to 2003 and 6th district from 2003 to 2013
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1999· 1 entry
To focus on his 2000 campaign for Congress, which he eventually won
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1994· 1 entry
Network Indiana syndicated The Mike Pence Show statewide
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1992· 1 entry
Pence began hosting a daily talk show on WRCR, The Mike Pence Show, in addition to a Saturday show on WNDE in Indianapolis
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1991· 2 entries
Pence wrote an essay published in the Indiana Policy Review in which he apologized for running negative ads against Sharp
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Became the president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, a self-described free-market think tank and a member of the State Policy Network, a position he held until 1993
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1990· 1 entry
Quitting his job in order to work full-time in the campaign, but once again was unsuccessful
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1988· 4 entries
Radio station WRCR-FM in Rushville, Indiana, hired Pence to host a weekly half-hour radio show, Washington Update with Mike Pence
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Pence's father died in 1988, leaving his mother a widow with four grown children and two teenagers.
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Ran for Congress against Democratic incumbent Philip Sharp, but lost
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And 1990, he was a conservative radio and television talk show host from 1994 to 1999
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1986· 2 entries
Studied at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Juris Doctor (1986).
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Pence was an attorney in private practice
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1981· 1 entry
Studied at Hanover College, bachelor's degree (1981).
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1976· 1 entry
And voted for Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election, and has said he was originally inspired to get involved in politics by people such as John F
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1959· 2 entries
Born 1959-06-07.
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In Columbus, Indiana, the third son of Ann Jane "Nancy" Cawley and Edward Joseph Pence Jr
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1953· 1 entry
Which Pence displays in his office along with its commendation letter and a reception photograph
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