Mike Pence

[Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic] On February 26, 2020, President Trump named Pence as the leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Various public health officials and members of Congress had suggested the selection of a "Coronavirus Czar", though…

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[Wikipedia: Governor of Indiana (2013–2017)] Pence was sworn in as the 50th governor of Indiana on January 14, 2013.

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[Wikipedia: Early life and education] Pence was born on June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana, the third son of Ann Jane "Nancy" Cawley and Edward Joseph Pence Jr., who ran a group of gas stations. His father served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received the Bronze Star in 1953, which Pence displays in his…

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[Wikipedia: Early career and congressional campaigns] After graduating from law school in 1986, Pence was an attorney in private practice. In 1988, he ran for Congress against Democratic incumbent Philip Sharp, but lost. He ran against Sharp again in 1990, quitting his job in order to work full-time in the campaign, but once again…

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[Wikipedia: U.S. House of Representatives (2001–2013)] Running for the U.S. House of Representatives again in 2000, he won the seat in Indiana's 2nd congressional district after six-year incumbent David M. McIntosh opted to run for governor of Indiana. The 2nd district (renumbered the 6th in 2002) comprised all or portions of 19 cou…

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