--- title: Mike Pence: Donald Trump Vice President Pick's Photos description: Donald Trump appears likely to pick Indiana Gov. 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Mike Pence, R-Ind., makes marks on the House health care bill as House Republicans gathered in the House Republicans Reading Room in the Longworth House Office Building on Nov. 3, 2009. Bill Clark—Roll Call/AP by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Jul 14, 2016 5:26 PM UTC Donald Trump [appears likely to pick Indiana Gov. Mike Pence](http://time.com/4406477/donald-trump-mike-pence-running-mate-vice-president/) as his running mate. The first-term Republican, who will likely drop his re-election bid to join the ticket, previously spent over a decade in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he led the influential conservative Republican Study Committee and served in leadership. He began his career in conservative talk radio and TV, once describing himself as “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.” Trump’s choice will be announced Friday morning in New York City. **Read More:** [_Why Donald Trump Looks Set to Pick Mike Pence as Running Mate_](http://time.com/4406477/donald-trump-mike-pence-running-mate-vice-president/)  Mike Pence in his senior yearbook photo at Columbus North High School in Columbus, OH in 1977. Seth Poppel—Yearbook Library  Rep. Mike Pence in the Blue Room meeting former President Ronald Reagan in Aug. 1988. Mike Pence Office—Roll Call/Newscom  From left, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., Derek Karachner, Ian Slatter, Molly Jurmu, and Mark Ahearn pose for a group portrait on Dec. 12, 2001. Tom Williams—Roll Call/Getty Images  From left, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., prepare for a news conference to introduce the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act on May 7, 2009. Tom Williams—Roll Call/AP  Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., makes marks on the House health care bill as House Republicans gathered in the House Republicans Reading Room in the Longworth House Office Building on Nov. 3, 2009. Bill Clark—Roll Call/AP  From left, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., listen as President Barack Obama speaks to Republican lawmakers at the GOP House Issues Conference in Baltimore on Jan. 29, 2010. Charles Dharapak—AP  Governor-elect Mike Pence and wife Karen dance to the music of The Impalas at the Pence-Ellspermann Inaugural Ball Dinner and Dance at the JW Marriott Saturday on Jan. 12, 2013. Joe Vitti—The Star/AP  From Left, Ind. Gov. Mike Pence, Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker, S.C. Gov. Nikki R. Haley, and N.J. Gov. Chris Christie sit at the Waldorf Astoria as they prepare to hold a news conference, during the Republican Governors Association's quarterly meeting in New York City on May 21, 2014. Bebeto Matthews—AP  Ind. Gov. Mike Pence and Lt. Goc. Sue Ellspermann unveil the Indiana Bicentennial Torch during a Statehouse event in Indianapolis on Dec. 11, 2015. Kelly Wilkinson—AP  Ind. Gov. Mike Pence joins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Westfield, Ind. on July 12, 2016. Michael Conroy—AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4406568/mike-pence-life-in-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4406568/mike-pence-life-in-photos/"},"headline":"See Mike Pence's Career in Photos","datePublished":"2016-07-14T17:26:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:43:54.250Z","description":"Donald Trump appears likely to pick Indiana Gov. 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