Congressman Mike Pence

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Pence announced Monday that he’s picked freshman state Rep. Sue Ellspermann as his running mate in his campaign to become Indiana’s next governor. Pence announced Ellspermann’s selection in her hometown of ...  

(WHAS11) - - We could know who will be running alongside Republican Mike Pence in his campaign to possibly be ... in the November election to replace Republican Governor Mitch Daniels. Pence was first elected to Congress in 2000 and was most ...  

Growth for the sake of growth: The ideology of the cancer cell. Anyone heard what Mike Pence thinks about independent small business?Pence talks bridges, jobs during Southern Indiana swing; Ellspermann joins Pence on tour after being announced as Lt. Gov. choice, by Daniel Suddeath (Pop Up Picayune)NEW ALBANY — Defining the area as primed for growth, Indiana gubernatorial hopeful Mike Pence toured Southern Indiana Friday along with running...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Pence announced Monday that he's picked freshman state Rep. Sue Ellspermann as his running mate in his campaign to become Indiana's next governor. Pence announced Ellspermann's selection in her hometown of ...  

Republican Mike Pence, Democrat John Gregg unopposed for Indiana gubernatorial ...Greenfield Daily ReporterAP INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Pence and Democrat John Gregg have won their parties' nominations to take the place of term-limited Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Pence has been a congressman since 2000 and was unopposed for the Republican nomination ...Indiana gubernatorial candidates prepping for after-primary pushEvansville Courier...  

Gregg trailed Republican Mike Pence significantly in fundraising as of March ... While he has trickled out informal ideas to the press, Pence was the first to hit Indiana airwaves with a campaign ad featuring him skating with his wife.  

INDIANAPOLIS - Republican Mike Pence picked freshman state Rep. Sue Ellspermann, a former business consultant and economic development official, as his running mate Monday in an Indiana governor’s race that Republicans and Democrats expect will be dominated by jobs and the economy.  

(FORT WAYNE) - Congressman Mike Pence, Republican candidate for Indiana Governor, will announce his running mate at a campaign stop Monday morning.  

Richard Lugar and Congressman Mike Pence. Both consistently showed they cared about the children and employees of the Muncie Community Schools and the citizens of Muncie and Delaware County. Both gentlemen responded, either through their staff ...  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Republican Mike Pence has picked first-term state Rep. Sue Ellspermann as his running mate in his campaign to become Indiana's next governor. Pence announced Ellspermann's selection Monday morning and they started a tour across the state together in her hometown of Ferdinand in southwestern Indiana's Dubois (doo-BOYS') County. Ellspermann has been director of the University of Southern Indiana's Center for Applied...  

The publisher of IndyPolitics.org says he feels the Republican and Democrat gubernatorial candidates chose running mates that help “make up in areas where they need strengthening.” Abdul-Hakim Shabazz says Republican Mike Pence and Democrat John Gregg selected people to the left of them politically, which he believes is an attempt to shore up support from members of their own parties that don’t agree with them on social issues. Pence chose...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Pence picked freshman state Rep. Sue Ellspermann, a former business consultant and economic development official, as his running mate Monday in an Indiana governor's race that Republicans and Democrats expect ...  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Mike Pence’s campaign said Friday he will announce his running mate in his campaign for Indiana governor on Monday. The announcement, at a yet-to-be-named location in Evansville, will kick off a series of events in Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and Merrillville. Pence spokeswoman Christy Denault would not comment on who...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Pence’s campaign said Friday he will announce his running mate in his campaign for Indiana governor on Monday. The announcement, at a yet-to-be-named site in Evansville, will kick off a series of events in ...  

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence has selected State Representative Sue Ellspermann to be his running mate in November's election. During a rally in her hometown of Ferdinand, Pence touched on Ellspermann's career in engineering and management. The Lieutenant Governor candidate has served one term in the Indiana Statehouse. Her first piece of legislation led to the creation of the state's Young Entrepreneur Program.  

INDIANAPOLIS — Democrat John Gregg's campaign says Republican Mike Pence and his pick for a lieutenant governor running mate share a focus on a divisive social agenda. Pence announced Monday that first-term state Rep. Sue Ellspermann would ...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Pence’s campaign said Friday he will announce his running mate in his campaign for Indiana governor on Monday. The announcement, at a yet-to-be-named location in Evansville, will kick off a series of events in ...  

The Associated Press' Tom LoBianco is having no part of John Gregg's attempt to portray Mike Pence as having a residency problem because he and his family have lived primarily in D.C. since he's been a member of Congress. Unlike Richard Lugar, Pence has continued to maintain a home in Columbus where he and his wife vote. Gregg tried to deflect the blame on to Republicans for raising the residency issue when asked to defend his comments...  

But this year, incumbent Republican Mike Pence, who has held the seat since 2000 ... that we’re leaving a legacy of debt for our grandkids and great-grandkids. Financial analyst Don Bates, Junior says he has the financial know-how to stop government ...  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Mike Pence and Democrat John Gregg have won their parties’ nominations to take the place of term-limited Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Pence has been a congressman since 2000 and was unopposed for the Republican nomination since Fishers businessman Jim Wallace missed a February deadline to file enough petition signatures to make Tuesday’s...  

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Indiana Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Gregg said he opposes privatizing state government tasks, while the Republican candidate, Mike Pence, is more open to it, their campaigns said Thursday.“Mike Pence believes...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Pence's campaign said Friday he will announce his running mate in his campaign for Indiana governor on Monday. The announcement, at a yet-to-be-named location in Evansville, will kick off a series of events in ...  

Sue EllspermannMike Pence officially announced his choice to serve as his running mate this morning. Pence has tapped State Rep. Sue Ellspermann, a first-term House member from Ferdinand in southwestern Indiana who defeated long-time incumbent and House Democratic Majority Leader Russ Stilwell. Ellsperman is the founding Director of the Center for Applied Research at the University of Southern Indiana. She has a Ph.D in industrial engineering...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Pence’s running mate in the Indiana governor’s race is state Rep. Sue Ellspermann of Ferdinand. He announced the pick Monday morning at an event in the first-term Southwestern Indiana state lawmaker ...  

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence announced his choice for lieutenant governor Monday. Pence introduced Sue Ellspermann, a Republican from District 74, as his running mate at her hometown of Ferdinand, Ind. "Sue Ellspermann has the ...  

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mike Pence is set to announce his running mate on Monday, and speculation headed into the weekend suggested a Southwestern Indiana lawmaker – state Rep. Sue Ellspermann, R-Ferdinand – could be his pick.  

“I think everyone senses with the recent bridges agreement, the potential for extraordinary growth,” said Mike Pence, a U.S. House member who is seeking to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels and retain the gubernatorial seat for the Republican Party. The ...  

Earlier this year, I questioned whether it was wise for Mike Pence's campaign to employ as its finance director a man who worked for indicted Indianapolis real estate developer John Bales at Venture Real Estate while Bales was allegedly engaged in double-dealing his client, the State of Indiana, on the leasing of real estate for the state's Department of Child Services. Obst left the Pence campaign shortly after my blog post to become...  

Republican Mike Pence has picked first-term state Rep. Sue Ellspermann as his running mate in his campaign to become Indiana's next governor. Pence announced Ellspermann's selection Monday morning and they started a tour across the state together in her hometown of Ferdinand in southwestern Indiana's Dubois County. Ellspermann has been director of the University of Southern Indiana's Center for Applied Research. That center aims to find ways...  

COLUMBUS - Democrat John Gregg fired the first post-primary salvo Wednesday, arguing his gubernatorial opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., is out of touch with Hoosiers because he’s lived in Virginia for a decade.  

Republican candidate Mike Pence toured the state Monday with his choice ... where the party will have to confirm Simpson’s nomination. Gov. Mitch Daniels can’t seek re-election this year because of term limits. The announcements virtually ...  

Indiana gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence officially announced today that he has selected lawmaker Sue Ellspermann of Ferdinand to run for lieutenant governor. The selection of the pro-life woman is getting rave reviews fro the state’s ...  

Pence and Ellspermann planned to spend the day touring the state. Ellspermann holds a ... Commerce and Economic Development Committee and Election and Apportionment Committee. "Mike Pence's top priority is job creation," said Ellspermann.  

More than a dozen candidates are on the ballot this May to replace Congressman Mike Pence, who is running for governor ... Don Bates, Bill Frazier, Travis Hankins, John Hatter, Luke Messer, Joe Sizemore, Allen Smith and Joseph Van Wye.  

Pence and Colson at a press conference in February 2008 ANDERSON, Ind., April 21, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- U.S. Congressman Mike Pence issued the following statement today regarding the passing of Charles "Chuck" Colson: "In the passing of Chuck Colson ...  

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence will announce his choice for the party's Lieutenant Governor candidate Monday. The two are scheduled to stop in several cities throughout the day. Pence along with Democrat John Gregg and Libertarian ...  

Since 1973, when Indiana began allowing governors to serve two four-year terms, three of the six lieutenant governors -- Robert Orr, O'Bannon and Kernan ... a vice president at Eli Lilly & Co.; David Becker, president of the First Internet ...  

Former state Rep. Luke Messer has won the Republican primary to replace GOP Rep. Mike Pence in Indiana's 6th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race just after 8 p.m. With 80 percent of precincts reporting, Messer led his nearest ...  

COLUMBUS, Ind. — U.S. Rep. Mike Pence of Columbus, running unopposed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, schmoozed with firefighters this morning before casting his primary ballot at the Clifford Fire Station. "I have been a champion ...  

Indiana Public MediaBookout to face 'Young Gun' MesserMuncie Star PressMike Pence. / KURT HOSTETLER / THE STAR PRESS MUNCIE -- The results of Tuesday's election show how difficult it will be for Delaware County resident Brad Bookout to win the seat in Congress being vacated by Republican Rep. Mike Pence.Indiana congressional candidates get 2nd chancesRealClearPoliticsall 7 news articles »  

Former state Rep. Luke Messer has won the Republican nomination for eastern Indiana's 6th District seat that GOP Rep. Mike Pence is giving up to run for governor. Messer will face Democrat Bradley Bookout of Yorktown in November's election in ...  

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence is set to announce his pick for lieutenant governor. Pence is scheduled to tour Indiana with his new running mate Monday. The two planned to make stops in Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne ...  

The three men running to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels in November say ... Democrat John Gregg and Republican Mike Pence all say the state needs more jobs but had different ideas on how to get them. Gregg and Pence agree the state needs to spend more money ...  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Gregg said he opposes privatizing state government tasks, while the Republican candidate, Mike Pence, is more open to it, their campaigns said Thursday. "Mike Pence believes ...  

SHELBYVILLE — Former state Rep. Luke Messer has won the Republican nomination for eastern Indiana’s 6th District seat that GOP Rep. Mike Pence is giving up to run for governor. Messer will face Democrat Bradley Bookout of Yorktown in ...  

Indiana Rep. Mike Pence has set a fundraising record for a governor’s race in the state. The six-term Republican seeking the open seat of Gov. Mitch Daniels raised $1.8 million during the first quarter of the year, his campaign informed POLITICO.  

They should be able to have that covered," said Katie Blair. "People want the next governor of Indiana and leaders at every level to focus on getting this economy moving again, and make sure our kids have access to a world class education," Pence said.  

Indiana Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Gregg said he opposes privatizing state government tasks, while the Republican candidate, Mike Pence, is more open to it, their campaigns said Thursday.  

Two other candidates -- Delaware County mobile home park owner/farmer Bill Frazier, and Shelbyville attorney Luke Messer -- boast of "100 percent" and "A" ratings, respectively, from the National Rifle Association, America's foremost defender of ...  

Come May 8th and then of course November,we will be losing one of the strongest voices for conservatism that we have in the House, Mike Pence. We here in Indiana will be (hopefully) gaining him as Governor but we are also faced with the task of replacing his leadership in the 6th District. Not an easy task considering the legacy he will leave behind. I have examined all the candidates and have made my choice. Having made my choice, I am now...  

The day after a Tea Party-backed candidate ousted a six-term Republican senator partly over his concerns whether he truly resided in Indiana, the state's newly minted Democratic gubernatorial nominee has raised the issue in his race. Democrat ...  

Former state Rep. Luke Messer has won the Republican nomination for eastern Indiana's 6th District seat that GOP Rep. Mike Pence is giving up to run for governor.  

SHELBYVILLE — Former state Rep. Luke Messer has won the Republican nomination for eastern Indiana’s 6th District seat that GOP Rep. Mike Pence is giving up to run for governor. Messer will face Democrat Bradley Bookout of Yorktown in ...  

MUNCIE -- With only three weeks to go until Primary Election Day, the once-crowded race among Republicans hoping to succeed Congressman Mike Pence isn't quite so crowded anymore.  

The most hotly contested primaries of the night were in the open Fifth and Sixth Districts, where Republican incumbents Dan Burton and Mike Pence chose not to run. Pence is running for governor instead. Former State Representative Luke Messer easily won ...  

INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Mike Pence is building a large cash advantage in his run for Indiana governor. Pence reported Monday that he raised $1.8 million through the first three months of 2012. Democrat John Gregg raised $585,000 during the same period.  

Don Bates Jr. and Travis Hankins are the GOP primary front-runners. Whichever candidate wins on the Democratic side will pick up the party's support, leaders say. When U.S. Rep. Mike Pence decided to run for governor, it created a traffic jam of ...  

Still, the likely GOP nominee for governor, U.S. Rep Mike Pence, who is unopposed in the May 8 primary, could simply defer to Mr. Bennett on education policy, Mr. Spradlin suggested. "They will have a common agenda. I think they will see eye to ...  

Mitch Daniels spent most of their Tuesday morning talk with Indiana ... Former Democratic Indiana House Speaker John Gregg and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Pence disagreed about little Tuesday at the Indiana Ethanol Forum. Both touted their support ...  

“We’re here today to let Mike Pence know that women are watching and we’re coming to the polls in November,” said Katie Blair, director of activism for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana, the political arm of Planned Parenthood in the stat  

MUNCIE -- Republican candidates hoping to succeed U.S. Rep. Mike Pence agreed on abolishing Obamacare, the U.S. Department of Education and the corporate income tax during a debate on Tuesday. The panel asking questions didn't inquire about the ...  

MUNCIE -- Republican candidates hoping to succeed U.S. Rep. Mike Pence agreed on abolishing Obamacare, the U.S. Department of Education and the corporate income tax during a debate on Tuesday. The panel asking questions didn't inquire about the ...  

“We’re here today to let Mike Pence know that women are watching and we’re coming to the polls in November,” said Katie Blair, director of activism for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana, the political arm of Planned Parenthood in the stat  

MUNCIE -- Brad Bookout sat in the back of Pruis Hall at Ball State University on Tuesday night but was still clearly able to see the five "Mike Pence clones" debating on stage. That's how he described Don Bates Jr., Bill Frazier, Luke Messer ...  

Brad Bookout and Jim Crone, two of the five Democrats running for Republican Congressman Mike Pence's seat, call job creation their No. 1 priority.  

The state is poised to lose nearly half a century of congressional experience this year with the departures of Mike Pence, Joe Donnelly and Dan Burton. Pence and Donnelly are running for other offices, and Burton is retiring. The loss of experience could ...  

Mike Pence and Joe Donnelly, who are running for other offices, and the retirement of Rep. Dan Burton. The races to succeed Burton and Pence, who's running unopposed for governor and will face Democrat John Gregg in the fall, have prompted ...  

Luke Messer won the GOP nomination for the 6th District seat that Mike Pence gave up to run for governor. Republican Pence and Democrat John Gregg won their parties' nominations to take the place of term-limited Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels ...  

Indiana’s Democratic candidate for governor, John Gregg, calls himself a pro-life Democrat in a recent interview but attacks pro-life Republican candidate Mike Pence for his efforts to revoke federal funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business.  

But  even if Gregg wins election to succeed outgoing Governor Mitch Daniels,  a Republican ... and get GOP  members onboard and pass legislation to end the gas tax. Matt Lloyd, a spokesman for Pence, said, “Mike  Pence is not opposed to lifting ...  

The first installment appeared last Sunday in The Star Press. -- Editor In 2007, a bipartisan commission named by Gov. Mitch Daniels declared that Indiana is "mired in an 1850s reality that's cumbersome, redundant and complex." The commission ...  

Luke Messer won the GOP nomination for the 6th District seat Mike Pence gave up to run for governor. Republican Pence and Democrat John Gregg won their parties' nominations to take the place of term-limited Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels ...  

Editor’s Note: This is a two-part series discussing the issues with the gubernatorial candidates. Their differences will no doubt emerge by Labor Day, but for now, Mike Pence and John Gregg sound a lot alike when they preview the 2012 Indiana governor’s race.  

Here is the first of a two-part series discussing the issues with the gubernatorial candidates. The second installment will appear next Sunday. -- Editor. Their differences will no doubt emerge by Labor Day, but for now, Mike Pence and John ...  

State Rep. Tom Saunders, R-Lewisville, on Friday endorsed Don Bates in the Republican primary race for congressman in the 6th District. "Mike Pence certainly leaves big shoes to fill," Saunders said about Pence, who is leaving his district to ...  

Mike Pence with a massive money lead over Democrat John Gregg in the 2012 governor's race ... The first-quarter contributions for Pence appears to be a record, topping Gov. Mitch Daniels' $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2004 and $1.4 ...  

That's true of every governor, of course, but it will be even more so for John Gregg or Mike Pence because one of them ... or the significant contributions of our only president, Benjamin Harrison. One thing is clear talking to Pence and Gregg.  

Mike Pence disagreed about little Tuesday at the Indiana ... between Pence and Gregg as they head into a November election for the governor's office. Daniels is prevented by term limits from seeking re-election. Moving from ethanol, both men ...  

Complicating things were questions about Mike Stutes' health. Manuel said Tuesday he "definitely had to stay away from him" Monday. Stutes said his right shoulder has been bothersome, but downplayed it. "We're trying to figure out what's going ...  

Mike Pence’s campaign for governor of Indiana and serve as chairman of Road Map Solutions. But Pence has no opposition in the May 8 Republican Party primary in Indiana. Pence’s campaign spokesman did not return a phone call or email for ...  

Candidates vying for Mike Pence’s congressional seat debated education ... Candidates seeking the Republican nomination during the May 8 primary include Don Bates Jr., Bill Frazier, Luke Messer, Joe Sizemore and Joseph Van Wye.  

Long before Mitch Daniels or Mike Pence set their sights on the Statehouse office, their paths intersected at a discussion on that very topic. The event was a WNDY-TV special – part of a series called "After Dinner," with Pence as host.  

"More and more Hoosiers continue to be drawn to our positive campaign ... Andrew Downs, director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics, said both candidates have a good fundraising start but that Gregg needs to start catching up soon.  

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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Brad Bookout sat in the back of Pruis Hall at Ball State University on Tuesday night but was still clearly able to see the five "Mike Pence clones" debating on stage.