Karen Pence
| Karen Pence | |
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| Second Lady of the United States | |
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Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Vice President | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Jill Biden |
| First Lady of Indiana | |
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In role January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017 |
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| Governor | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Cheri Daniels |
| Succeeded by | Janet Holcomb |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Karen Sue Batten November 18, 1958 Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Steve Whitaker (m. 1978) (divorced) Mike Pence (m. 1985) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Number One Observatory Circle |
| Education | Butler University (BS, MS) |
Karen Sue Pence (née Batten, formerly Whitaker; November 18, 1958) is an American educator, teacher, painter, and the 38th and current Second Lady of the United States since 2017. She is married to former Governor of Indiana and the 48th and current Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. She was formerly the First Lady of Indiana from January 14, 2013 to January 9, 2017.
Pence was born as Karen Sue Batten in Kansas on November 18, 1958, the daughter of Lillian (née Hacker; 1931–2004) and John M. Batten (1931/1932–1988), a United Airlines official. She grew up in the Broad Ripple Village neighborhood of Indianapolis, where she graduated as valedictorian from Bishop Chatard High School. Pence attended nearby Butler University where she studied to become a teacher, and minored in art. She received both a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and a Master of Science (M.S.) in elementary education from Butler University.
Pence has taught at John Strange Elementary, Acton Elementary, Fall Creek Elementary, and the Orchard School, all in Indianapolis.
After the birth of their first child, Pence decided to take a class in watercolor painting. This led to a career painting portraits of houses and historic buildings. She has completed as many as 35 paintings a year, by commission or selling many of them at local art fairs.
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