Karen Pence

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Karen Pence (2017)
Karen Pence with her husband Mike (2017)

Karen Sue Pence (born November 18, 1958 in Indianapolis , Indiana as Karen Sue Batten ) is an American teacher, painter and wife of Vice President Mike Pence . She has been the Second Lady of the United States of America since he was sworn in on January 20, 2017 .

Family and education

Karen Pence grew up in Broad Ripple , Indianapolis, where she graduated from Bishop Chatard High School. She is the daughter of Lillian (nee Hacker) and John Batten († 1988). She graduated from Butler University to become an art teacher.

Career

Karen Pence has taught at John Strange Elementary, Acton Elementary, Fall Creek Elementary, and The Orchard School, all located in Indianapolis.

Private life

Pence met her future husband Mike at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Indianapolis, where he attended a mass where she played guitar and sang Christian songs.

She and her husband are parents to three children.

Web links

Commons : Karen Pence  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karen (Batton) Pence, '75, Indiana's First Lady. Bishop Chatard High School website. September 19, 2016, accessed November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Shari Rudavsky: Karen Pence is right at home. After a dozen moves with her husband, Karen Pence eager to settle in as first lady. indystar.com. December 12, 2013, accessed November 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Michelle Borstein: What it means that Mike Pence called himself an 'evangelical Catholic'. The Washington Post . July 18, 2016, accessed November 10, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Pence, Karen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pence, Karen Sue (full name); Batten, Karen Sue (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American teacher, wife of US Vice President Mike Pence
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Indianapolis , Indiana