Mike Pence

 Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who was the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under the presidency of 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 an elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 until 2013.Pence was born and raised in Columbus, Indiana, and is the younger brother of U.S. Representative Greg Pence. He graduated from Hanover College and earned a law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law before entering private practice. After losing two attempts to win the congress seat in the years 1988 and 1990, he was a conservative radio and television talk host from 1994 until 1999. In 2000, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the representative for the 2nd District in Indiana (2001-2003) as well as the 6th District of Indiana (2003-2013). From 2005 to 2007, he chaired and was the chairman of the Republican Study Committee. The committee was also the chairman for the House Republican Conference, the third-highest position within the House Republican leadership. Pence declared himself a "principled conservative" and supporter of the Tea Party movement,[saying he was "a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican in that order."