Greg Pence

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Greg Pence
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Indiana's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Children4, including John
Relatives Mike Pence (brother)
Education Loyola University Chicago (BA, MBA)
Website House website
Military service
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1979–1984
Rank First Lieutenant
Pence's voice
Pence speaks in support of H.R.2220, a bill on fair market prices
Recorded November 3, 2021

Gregory Joseph Pence (born November 14, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district since 2019. The district serves much of east-central Indiana, including Pence's hometown of Columbus, as well as Greenfield, Richmond, Shelbyville, and the southern third of Indianapolis. A member of the Republican Party, he is the older brother of former U.S. vice president Mike Pence, who represented the district from 2001 to 2013.

Contents

On January 9, 2024, Pence announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he would not be running for re-election to the 119th United States Congress. [1]

Early life

Born in Columbus, Indiana, on November 14, 1956, [2] Pence is the oldest of six children born to his parents, Ann Jane "Nancy" (née Cawley) and Edward Joseph Pence Jr., who ran a group of gas stations. [3] [4] He was raised in the Catholic faith. According to his mother, Pence and his three brothers rode wagons in a 1964 campaign parade for Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. [5]

Pence earned a B.A. in theology and philosophy and a Master of Business Administration in 1983 from Loyola University Chicago. [6] [7] He earned a commission in the Marines in 1981 after receiving his undergraduate degree and served for five and a half years, rising to the rank of first lieutenant. [8] [7] In 1983, his battalion was stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, and shipped out shortly before the bombings. [9]

Business career

Pence owns and operates antique malls in southern Indiana.

After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, Pence joined Kiel Brothers Oil Company in 1988, after his father died, and served as its president from 1998 to 2004. After his departure, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2004. [8] Through the company, he also ran a chain of gas stations and convenience stores. [10] [11]

According to some reports, the cleanup from the defunct business sites has cost Indiana at least $21 million. [12] Pence also worked for Marathon Oil and Unocal. In 1999, he was elected to the board of directors of Home Federal Bancorp and its subsidiary Home Federal Savings Bank. [7] [13]

U.S. House of Representatives

Greg Pence standing behind Donald Trump at the 2017 inauguration 58th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony 170120-D-BP749-0836.jpg
Greg Pence standing behind Donald Trump at the 2017 inauguration
Pence with Mike Braun, Donald Trump Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle in 2018 Braun, Guilfoyle, Trump, and Pence (cropped).jpg
Pence with Mike Braun, Donald Trump Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle in 2018

Elections

2018

Pence was the finance chairman in U.S. Representative Luke Messer's 2018 campaign for the U.S. Senate. [11] In October 2017, Pence launched his own campaign for the position Messer was leaving. [14] On May 8, 2018, Pence won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House seat his brother Mike had held for 12 years. With Pence raising and spending about $1 million as of mid-April and his closest Republican challenger loaning himself about three quarters of that amount, it made the "race the most expensive in the state." Pence faced Democrat Jeannine Lake in the November general election and won by a margin of over 30%. [10]

2020

Pence defeated Lake in a rematch in the November 3 general election with 68.6% of the vote.

Tenure

In December 2020, Pence was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania , a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump. [15]

In January 2021 in the aftermath of the insurrection at the Capitol and despite the rioters' chants of "Hang Mike Pence," Greg Pence voted to side with Trump and reject the Pennsylvania votes which swung the election to Biden. [16]

In May 2021, Pence voted against a House bill establishing a January 6 commission, accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats of partisan plans to use the commission to carry out the "political execution of Donald Trump". The bill passed. [17]

In August 2022, Pence criticized President Joe Biden for forgiving up to $10,000 of student loan debt for eligible borrowers. Pence was criticized for hypocrisy because he had $79,441 of debt from his PPP loan forgiven. [18]

Veterans

The PACT ACT which expanded VA benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service, received a "nay" from Pence. [19] Regarding cannabis, despite lobbying from VSOs such as the DAV [20] Pence also voted against 2022 MORE Act. [21] [22]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress: [23]

Electoral history

Republican primary results, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Pence 47,955 65.3
Republican Jonathan Lamb17,52323.9
Republican Mike Campbell3,2294.4
Republican Stephen MacKenzie2,5003.4
Republican Jeff Smith2,2583.1
Total votes73,465 100.0
Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Pence 154,260 63.8
Democratic Jeannine Lee Lake79,43032.9
Libertarian Tom Ferkinhoff8,0303.3
Independent John Miller (write-in)50.0
Independent Heather Leigh Meloy (write-in)10.0
Total votes241,726 100.0
Republican hold
Republican primary results, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Pence (incumbent) 62,346 83.6
Republican Mike Campbell12,23416.4
Total votes74,580 100.0
Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Pence (incumbent) 225,318 68.6
Democratic Jeannine Lake91,10327.8
Libertarian Tom Ferkinhoff11,7913.6
Total votes328,212 100.0
Republican hold
Republican primary results, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Pence (incumbent) 44,893 77.6
Republican James Alspach12,92322.4
Total votes57,816 100.0
Indiana's 6th congressional district, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Pence (incumbent) 130,686 67.5
Democratic Cinde Wirth62,83832.5
Total votes193,524 100.0
Republican hold

Personal life

Pence and his wife, Denise, own two antique malls. [13] They have four children and ten grandchildren. [24] Pence is a practicing Catholic and attends St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Columbus. [25]

Denise Pence was an Indiana delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention and 2020 Republican National Convention and cast her vote for Donald Trump and Mike Pence to be the party's nominees. [3] She was also a delegate at the 2024 Republican National Convention, where she cast her vote for Trump and JD Vance to be the nominees. Pence and his family were in attendance at Trump's inauguration, seated several rows behind him.

Their oldest daughter, Nicole, was a TV anchor in Indianapolis [26] and their son, John, worked on Trump's 2020 campaign as a senior advisor and is married to Kellyanne Conway's cousin Giovanna Coia. [27] [28]

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