Gregory Pence

Republican Representative of Indiana's 6th district

Representative
Indiana, district 6
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Indiana, district 6
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Indiana, district 6
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepGregPence

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January 1, 1956 (68 years old)

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American businessman and politician
Serving as U.S. representative for Indiana’s 6th congressional district since 2019
Older brother of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence
Announced he would not run for re-election to the 119th United States Congress in 2024
Born and raised in Columbus, Indiana, in a Catholic family
Earned a B.A. in theology and philosophy and an MBA from Loyola University Chicago
Commissioned in the Marines in 1981, served for five and a half years, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant
Stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, with his battalion shipping out shortly before the bombings
Owned and operated antique malls in southern Indiana
Former president of Kiel Brothers Oil Company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2004
Involved in a business that left cleanup costs of at least $21 million for Indiana
Worked for Marathon Oil and Unocal, and was elected to the board of directors of Home Federal Bancorp
Finance chairman in Luke Messer’s 2018 campaign for the U.S. Senate before launching his own campaign for the U.S. House
Won the Republican nomination and general election for the U.S. House seat in 2018, 2020, and 2022
Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
Voted against establishing a January 6 commission and criticized President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness
Criticized for hypocrisy after having $79,441 of PPP loan debt forgiven
Committee assignments include the Committee on Energy and Commerce with subcommittees on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security; Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials; and Health
Married to Denise Pence, with whom he owns two antique malls, has four children and ten grandchildren
Practicing Catholic attending St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Columbus
Family involved in politics, with his wife being an Indiana delegate at the 2016 and 2020 Republican National Conventions, and his son working on Trump’s 2020 campaign