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Mike Pence 48th Vice President of the United States Assumed office January 20, 2017 President Donald Trump Preceded by Joe Biden 50th Governor of Indiana In office January 14, 2013 January 9, 2017 Lieutenant Sue Ellspermann Eric Holcomb Preceded by Mitch Daniels Succeeded by Eric Holcomb Chair of the House Republican Conference In office January 3, 2009 January 3, 2011 Leader John Boehner Preceded by Adam Putnam Succeeded by Jeb Hensarling Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district In office January 3, 2003 January 3, 2013 Preceded by Dan Burton Succeeded by Luke Messer Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd district In office January 3, 2001 January 3, 2003 Preceded by David McIntosh Succeeded by Chris Chocola Personal details Born Michael Richard Pence June 7, 1959 (1959-06-07) (age57) Columbus, Indiana, U.S. Political party Republican Spouse(s) Karen Batten (1985present) Children 3 Residence Number One Observatory Circle Alma mater Hanover College (BA) Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD) Religion Christianity (Evangelical) Website Campaign site

Michael Richard "Mike" Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician. He is the 48th and current Vice President of the United States since being elected in November 2016 and inaugurated on January 20, 2017. He was the 50th Governor of Indiana from 2013[1] until 2017. A Republican, Pence previously was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. Pence served as Chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. Pence is a longtime supporter of the Tea Party movement.[2][3]

On July 14, 2016, Donald Trump's campaign signaled that Pence would be Trump's choice for running mate in the 2016 presidential election.[4] On July 15, 2016, Trump officially announced on his Twitter that Pence would be his running mate. The Trump-Pence campaign would go on to defeat the Clinton-Kaine campaign in the general elections on November 9, 2017. He was inaugurated as Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2017.

Pence was born in Columbus, Indiana, one of six children of Nancy Jane (ne Cawley) and Edward J. Pence, Jr..[5][6] His family were Irish Catholic Democrats.[7]

Pence graduated from Columbus North High School in 1977. He earned a B.A. in History from Hanover College in 1981 and a J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1986.

After graduating from law school in 1986, Pence worked as an attorney in private practice.[8] He continued to practice law following his second unsuccessful run for Congress.

In November 2000, Pence was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District after six-year incumbent David M. McIntosh (19952001) opted to run for governor of Indiana.

On November 8, 2006, Pence announced his candidacy for leader of the Republican Party (minority leader) in the United States House of Representatives.[9] Pence's release announcing his run for minority leader focused on a "return to the values" of the 1994 Republican Revolution.[10] On November 17, Pence lost to Representative John Boehner of Ohio by a vote of 168271 (the one vote went to Representative Joe Barton of Texas).[11]

Pence served for a time as the chairman of the Republican Study Committee. His Committee assignments in the U.S. House included: Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia (Vice Chair); Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution (Vice Chair), and Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet.

While in Congress, Pence belonged to the Tea Party Caucus.[12] Pence also belonged to the Congressional Internet Caucus, International Conservation Caucus, and Sportsmen's Caucus.

After the November 2010 election, Pence announced that he would not run for re-election as the Republican Conference Chairman.[13] On May 5, 2011, Pence announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Indiana in 2012.[14][15]

On November 6, 2012, Pence won the gubernatorial election,[16] defeating Democratic nominee John R. Gregg and Libertarian nominee Rupert Boneham.

Pence became the 50th Governor of Indiana on January 14, 2013.

Pence made tax reform, namely a 10% income-tax rate cut, a priority for 2013.[17]

On March 26, 2015, Pence signed Indiana Senate Bill 101, also known as the Indiana "religious objections" bill (RFRA), into law.[18] The law's signing was met with widespread criticism by people and groups who felt the law was carefully worded in a way that would permit discrimination against LGBT persons.[19][20]

As of March 2016, Pence has attempted unsuccessfully to prevent Syrian refugees from being resettled in Indiana.[21]

Pence is running for a second term as governor. He was unopposed in the May 3, 2016, Republican primary for governor. He faces Democrat John Gregg, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, in a rematch of the 2012 race. Early reports on July 14 suggest Pence is likely to be announced as the VP candidate on July 15.[22] If he becomes Trump's running mate, Pence said he would drop out of the governor race.

In July 2016, Trump said that there was three people on his running mate shortlist: Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich and Pence himself. On July 14, 2016, it was reported that Trump selected Pence as his running mate.[23] On July 15, 2016, Trump announced on his Twitter that Pence would be his running mate. He made a formal announcement in New York City on July 16, 2016.

Trump would go on to defeat Clinton in the general election making Pence the Vice President-elect of the United States.

Pence was inaugurated as the 48th Vice President of the United States after being sworn in by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas on January 20, 2017.

On January 27, 2017, Pence spoke at the March for Life in Washington D.C., becoming the first vice president and the highest ranking United States official to ever speak at the annual event.[24][25]

Pence and his wife Karen Pence have been married since 1985. They have three children: Michael, Charlotte, and Audrey. Pence is a born-again Christian.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: US Vice President Mike Pence arrives to a news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House May 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has said it wants to slash foreign aide and Santos will most likely seek a renewal of $450 million dollars from the U.S. that supports the peace accord between the Columbian government at the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC). (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Mark WilsonGetty Images

(BOONE, Iowa) Vice President Mike Pence is reassuring the Iowa Christian conservatives that have been cool to the new administration that President Donald Trump will deliver on his campaign promises to boost the economy.

Pence on Saturday rolled up to the rally on a motorcycle for Sen. Joni Ernst's summer "Roast and Ride" fundraiser declaring, "It is great to be back on a Harley."

He referenced the confirmation of Trump's nominee, Neil Gorsuch, to the Supreme Court and generated applause reviewing Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. He said it's "great to have a president who is more concerned with Des Moines than Denmark." He said Trump will deliver the tax cuts he promised and repeal of President Barack Obama's health care law.

The vice president thanked Ernst for the "motorcycle lesson."

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Vice President Mike Pence appeared on Fox & Friends Friday to tout President Donald Trumps decision to leave the Paris Agreement combatting climate change, and painted the issue as one of partisan politics.

For some reason or another, this issue of climate change has emerged as a paramount issue for the left in this country and around the world, Pence said. Its long been a goal of the liberal left in this country to advance a climate change agenda.

Pences remarks entirely ignore the consensus among climate scientists that humans have significantly contributed to global warming. And in framing the issue as one of right versus left, he also brushes aside the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, including food shortages, floods, fires and irreparable damage to wildlife.

Hes also disregarding that some of his fellow Republicans have also urged action on what he describes as the climate change agenda.

Pences comments, of course, echo a familiar refrain from the right. Many conservatives have attempted to paint climate change as a partisan issue promoted only by the left, or simply punt on the issue by pleading ignorance. But the reality is that its not just Democrats who are concerned about global warming.

Recent polls also show that many Republican voters including those who sided with Trump in the 2016 election believe man-made climate change is real and is something to be concerned about. A HuffPost You/Gov poll earlier this year found that 61 percent of Americans supported staying in the Paris Agreement, including 31 percent of Trump voters surveyed. A Morning Consult/Politico poll conducted in April found that most Americans are concerned about climate change, including 50 percent of Republicans. And a March Gallup poll found that 68 percent of Americans believe humans are causing global warming.

There have also been efforts on the right to make climate change action a priority for the GOP. Nineteen House Republicanssigned on to the Republican Climate Resolution calling for congressional action on global warming, and many of those same members have joined a bipartisan caucus focused on climate issues. Bob Inglis, a former GOP congressman from South Carolina, formed RepublicEn, a conservative climate advocacy group. And as Reuters reported, college Republicans at campuses across the U.S. are increasingly in favor of actively combatting global warming, suggesting a generational shift looming for the party.

And, contrary to Pences comments, there are plenty of moderate and right-leaning politicians who have publicly warned of the dangers of rising global temperatures.

Here are just some prominent figures on the right who have acknowledged that climate change is a real and pressing threat to humanity, and are advocating for action:

2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Trumps secretary of state has previously expressed support for the Paris Agreement, and reportedly lobbied Trumpto stay in the deal.

After Trumps announcement, he said he hopes the U.S. will reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite leaving the accord.

I dont think were going to change our ongoing efforts to reduce those emissions in the future either, so hopefully, people can keep it in perspective, he said.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry

Perry, the former Republican governor of Texas and GOP presidential candidate, also supported staying in the agreement. He advocated for renegotiating the U.S.s commitment rather than fully withdrawing.

Perry, however, expressed support for Trumps decision following the announcement.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)

One man cannot destroy our progress, one man cant stop our clean energy revolution, one man cant go back in time. Only I can do that, Schwarzenegger said in a video on ATTN following Trumps announcement, referencing his role in the Terminator films.Like all the great movements in human history, our clean future starts with a grassroots movement in our communities, our cities and our state.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.)

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)

The Paris Agreement isnt perfect. But by abandoning it, America is relinquishing that seat at the table. It calls into question our commitment to protecting and preserving the environment. And it forfeits our ability to drive countries like China and India to reduce their carbon footprint and compete on a level playing field. Ultimately, this disappointing decision diminishes Americas leadership role on the world stage.

Former GOP congressman and founder of RepublicEn Bob Inglis

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)

United States innovation and business leadership have been key drivers to lowering our carbon emissions over the last 20 years, and we should continue to have an influential seat at the table as the rest of the world addresses these issues. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is misguided, and harms the ongoing effort to fight climate change while also isolating us from our allies.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

Murkowski addressed Trumps decision on Thursday, KTOO reported:

My hope is that with the presidents decision to go this route it does not mean that we fall back as a nation on our efforts to address and mitigate on the impact that we see from a warming climate, she said. Because we see it here in this state and it is real and I think weve got an obligation to help address it.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

Alexander is one of few Senate Republicans who has acknowledged the existence of man-made climate change.

According to the Times Free Press, Alexander said in a statement Friday that while he doesnt think withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is catastrophic for climate progress, he believes the most important thing the United States can do to solve our energy and climate challenge is to double funding for basic energy research.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R)

The Presidents decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is disappointing and concerning, particularly given the widespread and non-partisan support from business and political leaders for remaining in the Agreement.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

Although Graham expressed support for the decision to leave the Paris accord, he has previously acknowledged the gravity of climate change.

I have come to conclude that greenhouse gases and carbon pollution is not a good thing, Graham said in 2010. Whatever political push back I get, Im willing to accept because I know what Im trying to do makes sense to me. I am convinced that reason, logic and good business sense, and good environmental policy, will trump the status quo.

ExxonMobil chief Darren Woods

Woods, who has donated to GOP campaigns, wrote a personal letter to Trump last month urging him to stay in the agreement. As the Financial Times reports:

Mr Woods argues that staying in the accord will mean the US keeps a seat at the negotiating table to ensure a level playing field for all energy sources, and can argue for the most cost-effective greenhouse gas reduction options and support for innovation

Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris

Liveris, whose company gave $1 million to Trumps inauguration, was the driving force behind a letter from 30 major company executives backing the deal, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon

The frequent GOP donoralso urged Trump to uphold the U.S.s commitment to the international pact.

Defense Secretary James Mattis

Earlier this year, Mattis cited climate change as a national security threat.

Climate change is impacting stability in areas of the world where our troops are operating today, he said in written testimony to the Senate Armed Forces Committee. It is appropriate for the Combatant Commands to incorporate drivers of instability that impact the security environment in their areas into their planning.

Former Defense Secretary and GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel

Hagel has also said global warming should be considered a security threat.

Preparing for climate change is about risk even if we do not understand every aspect of the scientific predictions, we know that the consequences of not acting may be significant, he wrote in a 2015 Time op-ed.

Former Secretary of State George Schultz

Schultz, who served as the head of the State Department under Ronald Reagan, warned of the dangers of climate change in 2013.

If you wait until youre boiling, you may have missed your moment. You have to look and see whats happening, and act on the basis of that, he said.

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Sen. Joni Ernst climbs into the bed of a truck Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, to speak to participants before heading out on the second annual Roast and Ride in Des Moines.(Photo: Michael Zamora/The Register)Buy Photo

Sen. Joni Ernst's annual Roast and Ride takes place in central Iowa on Saturday, with motorcyclists leaving the Harley Davidson shop just north of Des Moines and heading to Boone for food and remarks from politicians including Vice President Mike Pence.

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(CNN)The plane carrying then-vice presidential candidate Mike Pence that skidded off a New York runway last fall was nearly 2,000 feet off the normal touchdown point and skidded off the landing strip at about 45 miles per hour, according to new details released by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Moderate to heavy rain was falling at New York's LaGuardia Airport on October 27, 2016, when the chartered Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Fort Dodge, Iowa, came in for a landing. At the time, other pilots reported that the runway was wet but landing conditions were "fair" or "good."

The details of the incident -- which resulted in no serious injuries to the 48 occupants, though three flight attendants were briefly taken to the hospital to be checked out for back pain -- were made available Thursday in nearly 400 pages of documents. A full report won't be released for at least several months, so a final conclusion as to why the plane failed to properly land has not yet been reached.

What is made clear in the documents, however, is that the when the plane finally landed -- traveling at about 150 miles per hour -- there was less than 2,800 feet of runway left. The automatic speed breaks on the airplane were out of service, so the crew planned to follow a procedure to manual deploy them.

The speedbreaks didn't fully extend until the plane had traveled an additional 1,250 feet down the runway, and eight seconds took place between touchdown and the time max reverse thrust was initiated, according to the documents.

In a transcript of the plane's cockpit voice recorder, the pilots can be heard talking about the incident shortly after the plane stops.

"We should have went around," one of the pilots says, according to the transcript.

"My career just ended," one adds as they prepare the plane for shut down. "Mine too," the other replies.

A Secret Service agent is recorded entering the cockpit to check on the situation. After being assured no evacuation is necessary, he compliments the pilots.

"Nice job," the agent tells the pilots, according to the transcript.

"Huh?" one of the pilots responds.

"Nice job. You stopped at least," the agent replies.

The plane that was carrying Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence sits on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport October 27, 2016 in New York.

There was some confusion in the cockpit after the plane touched down and as the crew was trying to make it stop.

First officer James Conrad told investigators he later realized the captain, Michael Lorenz, had started trying to control the plane as they were rolling down the runway, without announcing he was taking over.

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"He felt that there was a 'lack of communication' as he did not hear the captain say, 'I have control,'" according to a summary of the first officer's interview. "After they had stopped, the captain had said he was trying to get off on the last taxiway. Then, he (the first officer) realized that the captain was also on the controls when he was."

The first officer also declined to answer several questions about the captain.

"When asked how he enjoyed flying with the captain, he declined to provide an answer," a document says. "When asked about the captain's proficiency or for areas that could be improved, when compared to others he had flown with, he declined to answer."

Occupants inside the 737 were confused and startled as they immediately realized the landing was not going smoothly. Reporters, located near the back of the jet, could feel the initial skidding before the plane ran into safety material, designed to crumble beneath the plane at the end of the runway.

Once the plane had stopped, Pence came to the back of the aircraft to check on reporters and the Secret Service, asking if everyone was all right.

Fire and ambulance surrounded the airplane within minutes and evacuated it. The future vice president and his staff stepped onto the runway into the rain. Half of the plane was on the grass.

At the time, Pence told reporters he felt the plane fishtail after it landed, but added that he kept a saying from his son, who is a Marine Corps aviator, in his mind following the incident: "Every landing you walk away from is a successful landing."

Since being elected vice president, Pence usually flies US Air Force aircraft.

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