U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was a conservative radio and TV talk show host in the 1990s. After losing two bids for a U.S. congressional seat, he successfully ran for Congress in 2000, rising to the powerful position of Republican conference chairman, before being elected governor of Indiana in 2012.
What is Mike Pence’s stance on taxes?
As governor of Indiana, Pence pushed for a big cut in the state’s individual income tax, already the second lowest in the nation. “This reduction in taxes will unleash half a billion dollars into the private, voluntary economy every year.
Pence said in his first State of the State address after taking office in 2013. “Letting Hoosiers keep more dollars to spend, invest or save will be good for Indiana families and businesses.
After he became governor, Pence had his congressional papers, which are housed at Indiana University in Bloomington, sealed. According to the donor agreement, the public is forbidden from seeing his papers from the 12 years he served in Congress until either December 5, 2022, or the death of the donor, whichever is later.
