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Representing Indiana as a Republican in the U.S. House from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2013, Mike Pence then retired from Congress in 2012 to run for governor, a race he won.
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Attended Indiana’s Hanover College with actor Woody Harrelson.
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Hosted a syndicated conservative talk radio show, with a radio studio installed in his congressional office.
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Governor of Indiana from January 14, 2013 to January 10, 2017.
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After the Trump/Pence ticket lost the 2020 presidential election, he became the first one-term vice president since Dan Quayle served 1989-1993.
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His father was of mostly Irish, with some German, Swiss-German, and English descent; his mother’s family is Irish.
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Shares a birthday with actor Liam Neeson, who was born June 7, 1952, exactly seven years his senior.
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Chairman of the Republican Conference from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011.
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Served as vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump.
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Distant cousin of actor Bert Pence.
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Announced in June 2023 that he is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, making him the first former vice president to challenge the president he served under since John Nance Garner challenged Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940.
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Grandson-in-law of baseball player Billy Herman.
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Father, with Karen Pence, of daughter Charlotte Pence.