Mike Pence

 Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. Pence is a member of the Republican Party and was previously the 50th governor of Indiana between 2013 and the year 2017. Pence was also a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.Pence was raised in Columbus, Indiana, and is the younger brother of U.S. Representative Greg Pence. He completed his studies at Hanover College and earned a law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law before becoming a private practitioner. He lost two bids to become a congressman in 1988 and 1990. After his election, he was appointed to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000. From 1994 to 1999, he was a conservative radio and television host. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, and was a member of the 2nd district in Indiana from 2001 to 2003 and the 6th district of Indiana from 2003 until 2013. He chaired the Republican Study Committee from 2005 to 2007 and was as chair of the House Republican Conference from 2009 until 2011, the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership. Pence described himself as an "principled conservative" and supporter of the Tea Party movement,[saying he was "a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican in that order."