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Mike Pence’s career in politics

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks about his state's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act during a press conference on March 31 at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks about his state's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act during a press conference on March 31 at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, left, and Pence depart the White House after President Obama addressed members of the National Governors Association on February 23 in Washington.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, left, and Pence depart the White House after President Obama addressed members of the National Governors Association on February 23 in Washington.
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Pence gestures to the crowd before the 2015 AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts on January 18 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Colts lost to the Patriots, 45-7.
Pence gestures to the crowd before the 2015 AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts on January 18 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Colts lost to the Patriots, 45-7.
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Pence, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, 2014, in Jerusalem.
Pence, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, 2014, in Jerusalem.
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Pence and President Obama chat at Evansville Regional Airport in Indiana on Obama's arrival on October 3, 2014, to discuss investments in American manufacturing.
Pence and President Obama chat at Evansville Regional Airport in Indiana on Obama's arrival on October 3, 2014, to discuss investments in American manufacturing.
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Pence, from left, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attend a news briefing during the Republican Governors Association's quarterly meeting on May 21, 2014, in New York.
Pence, from left, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attend a news briefing during the Republican Governors Association's quarterly meeting on May 21, 2014, in New York.
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Pence speaks during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting Leadership Forum on April 25, 2014, in Indianapolis.
Pence speaks during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting Leadership Forum on April 25, 2014, in Indianapolis.
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Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, left, talks with Pence, then a congressman, as they head to a Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2011.
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, left, talks with Pence, then a congressman, as they head to a Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2011.
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Pence speaks during a rally on Capitol Hill on April 6, 2011, held by Americans for Prosperity in support of spending cuts.
Pence speaks during a rally on Capitol Hill on April 6, 2011, held by Americans for Prosperity in support of spending cuts.
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In front of the Tart Lumber store in Sterling, Virginia, Pence talks on his cell phone before House Republicans unveiled their proposed governing agenda for the 111th Congress on September 23, 2010.
In front of the Tart Lumber store in Sterling, Virginia, Pence talks on his cell phone before House Republicans unveiled their proposed governing agenda for the 111th Congress on September 23, 2010.
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Pence introduces the Republican Party's new "America Speaking Out" campaign, which aims to engage Americans and give them a voice in creating a new agenda for Congress, at the Newseum in Washington on May 25, 2010.
Pence introduces the Republican Party's new "America Speaking Out" campaign, which aims to engage Americans and give them a voice in creating a new agenda for Congress, at the Newseum in Washington on May 25, 2010.
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Pence delivers remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting on February 19, 2010, in Washington.
Pence delivers remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting on February 19, 2010, in Washington.
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Pence speaks against health care reform at a news conference at the Capitol on November 5, 2009.
Pence speaks against health care reform at a news conference at the Capitol on November 5, 2009.
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Pence speaks during a press conference in war-torn Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007.
Pence speaks during a press conference in war-torn Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007.
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Rep. Charles Boustany of Louisiana, from left, Pence, and then-Rep. Dave Weldon of Florida hold a press conference urging President George W. Bush to veto a stem cell research bill on Capitol Hill on July 18, 2006.
Rep. Charles Boustany of Louisiana, from left, Pence, and then-Rep. Dave Weldon of Florida hold a press conference urging President George W. Bush to veto a stem cell research bill on Capitol Hill on July 18, 2006.
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