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- Birth date: June 7, 1959 (age 64)
- Birthplace: Columbia, Ind.
- Party: Republican
- Spouse: Karen Pence
- Education: Hanover College (B.A.); Indiana University (J.D.)
- Former offices/profession: U.S. vice president; Indiana governor; congressman from Indiana; radio talk-show host
Donald Trump’s vice president is perhaps in the most tenuous position when it comes to attracting Trump’s voters. He is best known to them for certifying the electoral votes for Joe Biden on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pro-Trump mob, egged on by the president, stormed the Capitol shouting they wanted to “hang” him. Pence has said “history will hold [Trump] accountable” for that riot, adding that Trump was “wrong” in suggesting he could overturn the 2020 election. Even before announcing, Pence traveled to the early primary states to pitch himself, leaning into his conservative bona fides on issues like abortion: He supports a national ban. He suspended his campaign on Oct. 28.
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