Personal Background

Mike Pence was born in Columbus, Indiana and graduated from Hanover College in 1981 and from Indiana University's School of Law in 1986.  Pence was the Republican Nominee for the United States House of Representatives in the Second District in 1988 and 1990.  In 1991, after one of the most divisive congressional campaigns in modern Indiana History, he wrote an article on his experiences as a Christian in politics entitled, "Confessions of a Negative Campaigner", which has been republished in newspapers throughout Indiana.

From 1991-1993, Mike Pence served as president of the prestigious Indiana Policy Review Foundation, a think tank based in Fort Wayne.  In 1992, Mike Pence began pursuing a career in radio broadcasting with the Mike Pence Show and by 1994, Network Indiana began syndicating the broadcast state-wide.

He has hosted such guests as Bob Dole, Dan Quayle, Dick Lugar, Dan Coats and many other state and national leaders.

In 1994, Mike Pence was named the "Top 40 Under 40" by the Indianapolis Business Journal.

Mike has been married for 15 years to his wife, Karen.  Mike and Karen have three children:  Michael, 8; Charlotte, 6; Audrey, 5.