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A Guide to his Papers in the Modern Political Papers Collection of the Indiana University Libraries.

Finding aid prepared by Rachel E. Hancock and Sara Stefani, Project Archivists

Summary Information

Repository
Modern Political Papers Collection, Indiana University Libraries
Herman B Wells Library E460
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1538
Email: congpprs@indiana.edu
https://libraries.indiana.edu/modern-political-papers

Creator
Pence, Mike, 1959-

Collection No.
MPP 20

Extent
30 linear feet (30 cartons) and 70 gigabytes of electronic records

Language
Materials are in English.

Abstract
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence represented Indiana in the United States House of Representatives from 2001-2012. A member of the Republican Party, Mike Pence was elected to represent the 2nd (2001-2003) and 6th (2003-2012) congressional districts of Indiana. The collection consists of papers and electronic records generated and received by the office of Congressman Mike Pence.

Access Restrictions

The Pence Congressional Papers collection will be available to researchers in its entirety 10 years after its receipt (December 5, 2022) or after the death of the donor, Mike Pence, whichever is later. Some materials were approved for an earlier opening upon completion of processing. All documents approved for earlier opening are now processed and available. This finding aid represents those materials that can be made available to researchers.

Usage Restrictions

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical Note

Michael Richard “Mike” Pence was born June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana. He attended Columbus North High School, graduated from Hanover College in 1981, and received his J.D. degree from Indiana University in 1986. After unsuccessful campaigns for the House of Representatives in 1988 and 1990, Pence became president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation. In 2000 he ran successfully for the House of Representatives and was then re-elected for five terms.

Pence served on the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee and on its subcommittees on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, and Livestock and Agriculture, from 2001-2006.He served on the Science Committee and its subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics from 2001-2002, and on the Committee on International Relations (renamed Foreign Affairs in 2007) from 2003-2012, serving on the subcommittees on International Terrorism, Non-Proliferation and Human Rights in 2003-2004; on Oversight and Investigation in 2005-2006, and on The Middle East and Central Asia (renamed Middle East and South Asia in 2007) from 2003-2008, of which he became vice-chair in 2011-2012. He also served on the Judiciary Committee from 2003-2008 and 2011-2012, serving on its subcommittees on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property in 2003-2006 and on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet in 2011-2012; on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security in 2003-2006; on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties in 2007-2008; and on The Constitution in 2011-2012 as vice-chair. He was chair of the House Republican Conference from 2009-2011.

In 2012 he was elected governor of Indiana.

In July 2016 he was selected as the Vice Presidential candidate by presumptive GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump. In November 2016 Donald Trump was elected 45th President of the United States, making Mike Pence the Vice President-elect; both took office on January 20, 2017.

Arrangement

Represented in this finding aid are born digital files organized into four subseries: Biography, Legislation and Policy, Communications and Media, and Administrative and Miscellaneous files.

Scope and Content Note

The open portion of the Born Digital Files series date 2001-2012. Records include documents created by the Pence Congressional Office and contain information related to the congressman's biography, floor speeches regarding his views on various legislation and policy issues, speeches made throughout his time in office, blog entries, newsletters, and press releases. Also included in this series is a comprehensive staff list.

• Indexing Terms

• The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog using these terms.

• • Names
  • Pence, Mike, 1959-
  • United States. Congress.
• • Topics
  • Legislators--Indiana--Biography.
  • Legislators--Indiana--Correspondence.
• • Places
  • Indiana.
  • Indiana--Politics and government.
  • United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Administrative Information

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