U.S. President Donald Trump has
canceled his trip to the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, thus requesting his Vice-President Mike Pence to attend in his place. Learn more about the second-highest official in the United States below.
According to a biography released by the White House, Michael R. Pence was born in Columbus, Indiana, on June 7, 1959.
As a young boy, he had a front-row seat to the American Dream. After his grandfather immigrated to the United States when he was 17, his family settled in the Midwest.
He later attended Indiana University School of Law and met Second Lady Karen Pence.
After graduating, Vice-President Pence practiced law, led the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, and began hosting The Mike Pence Show, a syndicated talk radio show and a weekly television public affairs program in Indiana.
Along the way, he became the proud father to three children, Michael, Charlotte, and Audrey.
In 2000, he launched a successful bid for his local congressional seat, entering the United States House of Representatives at the age of 40.
The people of East-Central Indiana elected him six times to represent them in Congress.
On Capitol Hill, he established himself as a champion of limited government, fiscal responsibility, economic development, educational opportunity, and the U.S. Constitution.
His colleagues quickly recognized his leadership ability and unanimously elected him to serve as Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee and House Republican Conference Chairman.
In 2013, Pence left the nation's capital when Hoosiers elected him the 50th Governor of Indiana. He brought the same limited government and low tax philosophy to the Indiana Statehouse.
It was Indiana's success story, Vice-President Pence's record of legislative and executive experience, and his strong family values that prompted President Donald Trump to select Mike Pence as his running mate in July 2016.
The American people elected President Donald Trump and Vice-President Pence on November 8, 2016. President Donald Trump and Vice-President Pence entered office on January 20, 2017.
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Published: 4/10/2018