FORMER Vice President Mike Pence is often seen attending events with other members of the Republican Party.
At some of these same events, Pence is also accompanied by his wife Karen and their three children.
On June 8, 1985, Mike Pence and Karen Batten tied the knot and held their wedding in Speedway, Indiana.
Since then, the married couple has welcomed three children together.
Mike and Karen have one son named Michael Jr and two daughters named Audrey and Charlotte.
While he was Vice President, Karen and the kids were frequently seen at campaigns and rallies including the Republican National Convention.
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Regarding his family’s support, Pence once told the crowd at the 2020 RNC: “This has always been a family affair for us, from the very first campaign headed out to county fairs.
“While Karen and I would be shaking hands at the Republican tent, the kids would be standing out in front of the tent, handing out flyers and shaking hands.”
Meanwhile, Karen commented: “Now that I have grown children we all make that effort to keep the family kind of protected and private.”
Mike and Karen’s eldest of their three children is their son Michael Jr.
Michael Jr is a Purdue University graduate, as well as a retired pilot and lieutenant for the US Marines.
A month after his father and Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election, Michael tied the knot with his wife Sarah.
On March 13, 2021, Mike and Karen announced the birth of their first grandchild.
That Saturday, it was revealed that Michael Jr and Sarah welcomed their first child, a daughter named Avery Grace Pence.
The former second lady shared the news with her Twitter followers and said: “So excited to announce the arrival of our first grandchild Avery Grace Pence born this week to our Amazing Daughter-in-Law Sarah and our son Michael!
“We Praise God that little Avery, her Mommy, and Daddy are all doing just great!”
On June 25, 1993, Mike and Karen welcomed their second child and eldest daughter Charlotte.
On December 28, 2019, Charlotte married her then-fiancé Henry Bond.
The pair’s nuptials took place at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and was attended by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
Charlotte and Henry became engaged in July of that year, they met years prior at Michael Jr and Sarah’s wedding.
Charlotte and her mother Karen are co-authors of their 2018 children’s book Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Life of the Vice President.
The youngest of the former vice president’s children is his daughter Audrey.
The Yale graduate is often described as “the most liberal” of the Pence family.
She told WTHR of her views and her father’s career: “He tells me so many times, ‘I am proud of you for having your own opinions and looking into things.’
“Probably the person I get the most respect from is my dad on that.”
On November 1, 2020, Audrey wedded Daniel Tomanelli just days before the year’s presidential election came to a close.
