Mike Pence: The former Vice President's career in pictures
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July 14, 2016Updated Feb. 27, 2025, 4:49 p.m. ET

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the FOX Business Republican presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
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(From left) Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence, Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence, Republican presidential candidate Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Republican presidential candidate Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican presidential candidate former former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate South Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, and Republican presidential candidate North Dakota governor Doug Burgum are itake the podiums at Fiserv Forum during the first 2023 Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence claps after Second Lady Karen Pence finishes her remarks during a campaign announcement rally at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC campus on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence rides a Harley Davidson motorcycle during Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride event on June 3, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. The annual event helps to raise money for veteran charities and highlights Republican candidates and platforms. Pence is expected to announce that he is seeking the Republican nomination for President next week in Des Moines.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence takes selfies with students after speaking about "Saving America from the Woke Left," at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on April 26, 2023.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence poses for a portrait during an interview in New York City on Nov 15, 2022. Pence released a new autobiography "So Help Me God" that chronicles his life and including his time in the Trump administration.
Josh Morgan, USA TODAYFormer Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an interview in New York City on Nov. 15, 2022 about his new autobiography, "So Help Me God," that chronicles his life and his time in the Trump administration.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence step onto a stage as a small crowd cheers on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 at Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Ind.
Grace Hollars, IndyStarFormer Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence depart the U.S. Capitol with escort by Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff on the East Front steps of the U.S. Capitol following the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAYVice President Mike Pence spoke to supporters at the Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.
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Vice President Mike Pence waves to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Nicholas Savko & Sons construction company in Columbus on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.
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Vice President Mike Pence listens at Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris during the vice presidential debate on October 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
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Vice President Mike Pence elbow bumps U.S. Senator Martha McSally after McSally introduced Pence at the "Veterans for Trump" event at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park on Sept. 18, 2020.
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President Trump greets delegates with Vice President Pence in the Charlotte Convention Center's Richardson Ballroom in Charlotte, NC on Monday, August 24, 2020. T
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Vice President Mike Pence greets Macrae Hutchings, 4, at Indianapolis International Airport as his sister Leighton Hutchings, 6, and mother Whitney Hutchings, of Indianapolis, stand nearby on Dec. 13, 2019.
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Vice President Mike Pence signs supporters Make America Great Again hats on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wis.
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Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, arrive at the Indianapolis International Airport on Thursday, April 4, 2019.
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President George W. Bush (left) and his wife Laura Bush look on next to Vice President Mike Pence as President George H.W. Bush arrives to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The late president will lie in state until 7 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018.
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Vice President Mike Pence gives a speech at the America First Policies event in Des Moines on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at the Iowa Events Center.
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Vice President Mike Pence attends the men's short track 1,500m heats during the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games on Feb 10, 2018.
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Vice President Mike Pence greets members of congress before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address from the House chamber of the United States Capitol on Jan. 30, 2018.
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Trump speaks with Pence as they walk through the colonnade at the White House before Trump departs for North Dakota on Sept. 6, 2017.
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Pence visits the Kennedy Space Center on July 6, 2016, and speaks to hundreds of NASA workers inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Pence greets visitors in the Capitol Rotunda on June 6, 2017.
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Pence greet supporters at the Trane Parts and Distribution Center in Louisville on March 11, 2017.
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Vice President Pence speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill following a policy lunch on March 7, 2017.
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Former vice president Dick Cheney introduces Pence and his wife, Karen, at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on Feb. 24, 2017.
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Pence and his wife, Karen, look at exhibit during a visit to the former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau in southwestern Germany on Feb. 19, 2017.
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The Pences arrive at the Liberty Ball at the Washington Convention Center on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Pence signs confirmation paperwork for Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis after swearing him in as Defense secretary in the vice presidential ceremonial office on Jan. 20, 2017.
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The Trumps and Pences stand on the east front steps of the Capitol after the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Pence talks with Trump at a news conference at Trump Tower on Jan. 11, 2017, in New York City.
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Pence leaves a press availability after speaking about Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare at the Capitol on Jan. 4, 2017.
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Pence arrives with his wife, Karen, at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 5, 2016.
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Pence meets with Speaker Paul Ryan and incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on Capitol Hill on Nov. 30, 2016.
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Trump and Pence arrive for a day of meetings at the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club on Nov. 20, 2016, in Bedminster, N.J.
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Pence and his wife, Karen, arrive at the New York Hilton Midtown on Nov. 8, 2016, for Trump's victory speech.
Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty ImagesPence and Speaker Paul Ryan attend a get-out-the-vote rally at Field Park in Mukwonago, Wis., on Nov. 5, 2016
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Jo-Ann Gleifert of Cocoa, Fla., takes a selfie with Pence on Oct. 31, 2016.
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Pence and Melania Trump watch the third presidential debate in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2016.
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Pence speaks during the vice presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., on Oct. 4, 2016.
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Pence addresses a rally in the Crystal Ballroom at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center in Milwaukee.
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Pence and Trump stand together on stage following Pence's speech during the GOP convention in Cleveland on July 20, 2016.
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence take the stage during a campaign rally at Grant Park Event Center in Westfield, Ind., on July 12, 2016.
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Mike Pence will be sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and will use Ronald Reagan's Bible.
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Pence and his wife, Karen, greet guests at the Indiana Society Ball in Washington on Jan. 19, 2009.
Heather Wines, Gannett News ServicePence talks on the phone on Nov. 15, 2006, in his office in the Cannon building on Capitol Hill.
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