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112-556: As of 2022, it was a $ 20.4 billion company with over 52,000 employees serving customers in 160 countries on six continents. Carrier was acquired by United Technologies in 1979, but it was spun off as an independent company 41 years later in 2020, as was the Otis Elevator Company . Willis Carrier , a mechanical engineer working for Buffalo Forge, is credited with inventing modern air conditioning in July 1902. In 1908,

224-433: A CNN poll showing 48 percent of viewers thought Pence won and 42 percent believing Kaine won. Pence's "cooler" temperament was seen as an advantage compared to Kaine, who was perceived as more hotheaded. On October 7, 2016, lewd comments made by Donald Trump in 2005 surfaced and gained heavy media attention. That day, Pence said to reporters, "I do not condone his remarks and cannot defend them," but made clear that he

336-1209: A Superfund site. Governor Pence declined to declare the Superfund site a state emergency; his successor Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 17–13, declaring a disaster emergency in East Chicago. The site of several former lead smelting plants was first identified as a health concern by the EPA in 1997. Beginning in December 2014, there was an HIV outbreak in Southern Indiana. In 2011, Planned Parenthood (PP) operated five rural clinics in Indiana. They tested for HIV and offered prevention, intervention and counseling to improve public health outcomes. The PP clinic in Scott County performed no abortions. The Republican-controlled legislature and Pence defunded Planned Parenthood. Scott County has been without an HIV testing center since 2013. Pence had long been

448-664: A federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the bill from taking effect, with U.S. district judge Tanya Walton Pratt determining that the bill was likely to be unconstitutional and that the State of Indiana would be unlikely to prevail at trial. The abortion bill was subsequently ruled unconstitutional in April 2018 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit . In June 2013, Pence

560-621: A "return to the values" of the Newt Gingrich -headed 1994 Republican Revolution . However, he lost the bid to Representative John Boehner of Ohio by a vote of 168 for Boehner, 27 for Pence, and one for Representative Joe Barton of Texas. In January 2009, Pence was elected as the Republican Conference chairman , the third-highest-ranking Republican leadership position at the time behind Minority Leader John Boehner and Republican Whip Eric Cantor . He ran unopposed and

672-480: A "state educational authority" along with the Department of Education (controlled by Ritz) for purposes of accessing sensitive student data. Pence and Ritz also clashed over non-binding federal guidelines that advised Indiana public schools must treat transgender students in a way that corresponds to their gender identity , even if their education files indicate a different gender. During Pence's term in office,

784-467: A $ 10-million state preschool pilot program in Indiana and testified personally before the state Senate Education Committee in favor of the program to convince fellow Republicans (several of whom opposed the proposal) to approve the plan. Although the plan was initially defeated, Pence successfully managed to revive it, "getting Indiana off the list of just 10 states that spent no direct funds to help poor children attend preschool". Demand for enrollment in

896-473: A 9:00   a.m. to noon (ET) time slot, the program reached as many as 18 radio stations in Indiana, including WIBC in Indianapolis. From 1995, Pence also hosted a weekend public affairs TV show likewise titled The Mike Pence Show on Indianapolis TV station WNDY . Pence ended his radio and television shows in 1999 to focus on his 2000 campaign for Congress, which he eventually won. Running for

1008-461: A Democrat who was the Indiana superintendent of public instruction (a separately elected position in the state). Pence created a new "Center for Education and Career Innovation" (CECI) to coordinate efforts between schools and the private sector; Ritz opposed the center, viewing it as a "power grab" and encroachment on her own duties. Pence eventually disestablished the center in order to help defuse

1120-641: A Negative Campaigner", published in the Indiana Policy Review , in which he apologized for running negative ads against Sharp. Pence vowed to refrain from using insulting speech or running ads that belittle his adversaries. Also taking place in 1991, he became the president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation , a self-described free-market think tank and a member of the State Policy Network ,

1232-521: A challenge to the local economy. Over the course of 2011, the majority of the manufacturing buildings of the Syracuse campus were demolished at a cost of nearly $ 14 million. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs, the suburban Syracuse Campus, in DeWitt, New York , remained the primary engineering and design center for Carrier products, with over 1,000 employees and contractors on site. This site also houses

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1344-491: A civilian organization would be involved in a military issue. In May 2015, Pence signed into law Senate Bill 98, which limited lawsuits against gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers and retroactively terminated the City of Gary 's still-pending 1999 lawsuit against gun manufacturers and retailers that allegedly made illegal sales of handguns . The bill was supported by Republicans such as state senator Jim Tomes , who hoped

1456-569: A conservative and a Republican, in that order". In 2016, House speaker Paul Ryan described Pence as a "principled conservative". While in Congress, Pence belonged to the Tea Party Caucus . In his first year in office, Pence opposed President George W. Bush 's No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, as well as President Bush's Medicare prescription drug expansion in 2003. Pence was re-elected four more times by comfortable margins. In

1568-494: A life sciences research facility supported with $ 25   million in startup funds from the state. Pence made tax reform, namely a ten percent income-tax rate cut, a priority for 2013. While he did not get the ten percent cut he advocated, Pence did accomplish his goal of cutting state taxes. Legislators cut the income tax by five percent and also killed the inheritance tax. Speaker of the House Brian Bosma said

1680-488: A personal email account to conduct public business, given Pence's past attacks on Hillary Clinton 's use of a private email server while U.S. secretary of state. In 2017, Indiana hired a private law firm for $ 100,000 to handle a backlog of public-records requests for Pence's personal AOL account email correspondence. Pence ran for a second term as governor and was unopposed in the Republican primary on May 3, 2016. He

1792-660: A position he held until 1993. Shortly after his first congressional campaign in 1988, radio station WRCR-FM in Rushville, Indiana , hired Pence to host a weekly half-hour radio show, Washington Update with Mike Pence . In 1992, Pence began hosting a daily talk show on WRCR, The Mike Pence Show , in addition to a Saturday show on WNDE in Indianapolis. Pence called himself " Rush Limbaugh on decaf" since he considered himself politically conservative while not as bombastic as Limbaugh. Beginning on April 11, 1994, Network Indiana syndicated The Mike Pence Show statewide. With

1904-471: A pro-administration point of view is antithetical to the idea of an independent press." There was speculation that the news service would publish pro-administration stories that would make Pence look good in the event of a presidential run. According to the Associated Press , the idea "of stories prewritten for the media set off a wave of criticism from journalists around the country, who likened

2016-968: A provider of logistics and tracking technologies based in Beverly, Massachusetts . In early 2008, Carrier acquired Environmental Market Solutions, Inc. (EMSI), an environmental and green building consulting company based in the United States. The company has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the US Green Building Council for its factories in Charlotte, NC, and Huntington, IN (2009), Shanghai, China (2010), and Monterrey, Mexico (2011). In September 2013, Carrier, Otis , and United Technologies Fire and Security were combined into one subsidiary, UTC Building & Industrial Systems. In 2016, Otis

2128-411: A robe and headdress and speaking in a thick Middle Eastern accent, thanked his opponent, Sharp, for doing nothing to wean the United States off imported oil as chairman of a House subcommittee on energy and power. In response to criticism, Pence's campaign responded that the advertisement was not about Arabs; rather, it concerned Sharp's lack of leadership. In 1991, Pence wrote an essay, "Confessions of

2240-452: A state incentive package of about $ 7 million over 10 years. The number of jobs saved was later revised down to 800. In May 2017, as part of their previously announced plan, Carrier told the state of Indiana that it will cut 632 jobs from its Indianapolis factory. Layoffs began at the end of July 2017, with each worker receiving one week's salary for each year of employment, education and job training, plus 6 months of health insurance as part of

2352-560: A strong supplier base" in Mexico, saying that the move would allow the company "to operate more cost-effectively." The Carrier spokesperson told the crowd that there would be no immediate impact on jobs, that the move would take place over three years, and no jobs would be affected until mid-2017, with the move to be completed by the end of 2019. Over the November 2016 Thanksgiving holiday weekend, President-Elect Donald Trump tweeted that he

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2464-456: A vocal opponent of needle exchange programs , which allow drug users to trade in used syringes for sterile ones in order to stop the spread of diseases, despite solid scientific evidence that such programs prevent the spread of AIDS, Hepatitis B (HBV), and Hepatitis C (HCV), and do not increase drug abuse. In March 2015, well after the outbreak began, Pence finally allowed at least five counties to open needle exchanges, but did not move to lift

2576-490: Is moving manufacturing to Mexico: "The best way to stay competitive and protect the business for long-term is to move production from our facility in Indianapolis to Monterrey, Mexico. " In December, Carrier agreed to keep the Indianapolis plant open, keeping 700 jobs in Indianapolis. The plant in Huntington, Indiana would still close their doors, leaving 700 employees jobless. In June 2019, United Technologies announced

2688-693: The 2006 , 2008 , and 2010 House elections, he defeated Democrat Barry Welsh . Pence began to climb the party leadership structure and from 2005 to 2007 was chairman of the Republican Study Committee , a group of conservative House Republicans. In November 2006, Pence announced his candidacy for leader of the Republican Party ( minority leader ) in the United States House of Representatives . Pence's release announcing his run for minority leader focused on

2800-482: The 2016 Indiana Republican presidential primary , Pence endorsed Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz , who would lose the primary to Trump. Pence then endorsed Trump after the latter became the party's presumptive nominee for president of the United States. Donald Trump considered naming Pence as his vice presidential running mate along with other finalists including New Jersey governor Chris Christie and former House speaker Newt Gingrich . Pence had stronger connections at

2912-646: The China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development , a united front organization under the control of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries . Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified UTC. as the 38th-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States as of 2008. UTC released roughly 110,000 pounds (50,000 kg) of toxic chemicals annually into

3024-462: The Disciples of Christ spoke out against the law. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff condemned the law, with the latter's company saying it would halt its plans to expand in the state. Angie's List announced that they would cancel a $ 40   million expansion of their Indianapolis-based headquarters over concerns with the law. The expansion would have moved 1,000 jobs into

3136-770: The Elmira-Corning Regional Airport in Big Flats, New York . In March 2008, UTC made a $ 2.63 billion bid to acquire Diebold , a Canton, Ohio based manufacturer of banking and voting machines. Diebold rejected the buyout bid as inadequate. In April 2010, UTC announced that it was investing €15 million ($ 20 million) to set up the United Technologies Research Centre Ireland at University College Cork ’s Tyndall National Institute which will carry out research on energy and security systems. In June 2012, it

3248-538: The Guttmacher Institute was not required in any other state. The law was described as "exceptional for its breadth"; if implemented, it would have made Indiana "the first state to have a blanket ban on abortions based solely on race, sex or suspected disabilities, including evidence of Down syndrome ". Days after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt ,

3360-602: The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law before entering private practice. He lost two House bids in 1988 and 1990 and was a conservative radio and television talk show host from 1994 to 1999. After being elected to the House in 2000, Pence represented Indiana's 2nd district from 2001 to 2003 and 6th district from 2003 to 2013. He chaired the Republican Study Committee from 2005 to 2007 and House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. He

3472-625: The Korean War and received the Bronze Star in 1953, which Pence displays in his office along with its commendation letter and a reception photograph. His father was of German and Irish descent, and his mother is of Irish ancestry. His paternal grandfather, Edward Joseph Pence Sr., worked in the Chicago stockyards . He was named after his maternal grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, who emigrated from Dooncastle , County Mayo , Ireland, to

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3584-502: The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, where he became the chapter president. After graduating from Hanover, he was an admissions counselor at the college from 1981 to 1983. During his time at Hanover, Pence was a friend of future actor Woody Harrelson , whom he helped prepare to deliver a sermon as part of Harrelson's ministry studies. Harrelson later told late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that he " ' quite liked [Pence]' at

3696-634: The age of the Earth , and letting children decide for themselves what to believe. Despite successful advocacy for more funding for pre-schools, voucher programs , and charter schools , Pence has frequently clashed with teachers unions and supporters of public schooling . In one of his first acts as governor, Pence removed control of the Educational Employment Relations Board, which was in charge of handling conflicts between unions and school boards , from Glenda Ritz ,

3808-560: The severance package . The New York Times reported on August 10, 2018, that Carrier's Indianapolis furnace plant was plagued by low morale and absenteeism because "employees share a looming sense that a factory shutdown is inevitable — that Carrier has merely postponed the closing until a more politically opportune moment." On November 26, 2018, United Technologies announced that it would spin off UTC Climate, Controls & Security as an independent company known as Carrier Global Corporation. In April 2020, United Technologies announced that

3920-524: The 1930s. During the late 20th century, when it was acquired by UTC, it was Central New York State's largest manufacturer. Due to increasing labor and union costs in the Central New York area, Carrier has substantially downsized its presence in Syracuse, with manufacturing work being moved to a variety of domestic and international locations. Meanwhile, managerial employees were moved closer to UTC's Connecticut corporate headquarters which represented

4032-593: The 1970s and 1980s was higher-stakes and arguably unfocused. Rather than aviation being the central theme of UTC businesses, high tech (of any type) was the new theme. Some Wall Street watchers questioned the true value of M&A at almost any price, seemingly for its own sake. Mostek was sold in 1985 to the French electronics company Thomson . In 2007, UTC opened the Hawk Works, a Rapid Prototyping and Military Derivatives Completion Center (RPMDCC) located west of

4144-530: The 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump during the first administration . A member of the Republican Party , he previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. Born and raised in Columbus, Indiana , Pence graduated from Hanover College and then from

4256-647: The Carrier Air Conditioner Company of America was created as a subsidiary of the Buffalo Forge Company , with Willis Carrier as its vice president. With the onset of World War I in late 1914, the Buffalo Forge Company, where Carrier had been employed for 12 years, decided to confine its activities entirely to manufacturing. The result was that in 1915, Carrier and six other engineers pooled $ 32,600 to form

4368-787: The Carrier Engineering Corporation. They purchased their first factory in 1920, in Newark, New Jersey . The corporation bearing his name marketed its air conditioner to the residential market in the 1950s, which led to formerly sparsely populated areas such as the American Southwest becoming home to sprawling suburbs. In 1955, Carrier merged with Affiliated Gas Equipment, Inc., which owned the Bryant Heater Co., Day & Night Water Heater Co., and Payne Furnace & Supply Co. Carrier Corporation

4480-694: The Catholic Church and became an evangelical, born-again Christian , to the disappointment of his mother. His political views also started shifting to the right during this time in his life, something which Pence attributes to the "common-sense conservatism of Ronald Reagan " with which he began to identify. After graduating from law school in 1986, Pence was an attorney in private practice. In 1988, he ran for Congress against Democratic incumbent Philip Sharp , but lost. He ran against Sharp again in 1990, quitting his job in order to work full-time in

4592-607: The Customer Care Call Center for Carrier branded products. In 1980, Carrier was allowed to name the Carrier Dome , the football and basketball arena at Syracuse University , after Mel Holm, the company's then-CEO chair of the university's board of trustees, gave the university $ 2.75 million toward the facility's construction. Despite being named for an air conditioner manufacturer, the Carrier Dome

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4704-545: The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA); and $ 12   million cut from the Department of Correction . During Pence's term as governor, the unemployment rate reflected the national average. Indiana's job growth lagged slightly behind the national trend. In 2014, Indiana's economy was among the slowest-growing in the United States, with 0.4 percent GDP growth, compared to the national average of 2.2 percent; this

4816-502: The Indiana "religious objections" bill or Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), into law. The move was praised by religious conservatives , but criticized by people and groups who felt the law was carefully worded in a way that would permit discrimination against LGBT persons. Such organizations as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the gamer convention Gen Con , and

4928-539: The Indiana Gateway project, a $ 71.4   million passenger and freight rail improvement initiative paid for by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the federal stimulus package), which Pence had voted against while a congressman. In October 2015, Pence "announced plans to pay off a $ 250   million federal loan" to cover unemployment insurance payments which had spiked during

5040-621: The Indiana Legislature overrode Pence's veto of a bill to retroactively authorize a local tax. Lawmakers overrode his veto by a 68–23 vote in the House and a 34–12 one in the Senate . Republican legislators overwhelmingly voted against Pence, while most Democrats supported his veto. The Jackson–Pulaski tax fix, one of three bills vetoed by Pence during the session, addressed a 15-year-old county income tax that had been imposed to fund

5152-532: The Indiana endeavor to state-run media in Russia and China. Headlines like 'Pravda in the Plains' accompanied calls for Pence to scrap the idea." David A. Graham of The Atlantic regarded the announcement of JustIN as evidence of a disturbing changing trend in how the public gets news. After a week or so of controversy about the idea, Pence scrapped the idea saying, "However well-intentioned, after thorough review of

5264-486: The Republican nomination for governor of Indiana in 2012. Incumbent Republican governor Mitch Daniels was term-limited. Pence ran on a platform that touted the successes of his predecessor and promised to continue educational reform and business deregulation of Daniels. The Democratic nominee was former Indiana Speaker of the House John R. Gregg . Despite strong name recognition and a popular outgoing governor of

5376-533: The Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly "repeatedly tried to roll back renewable energy standards and successfully ended Indiana's energy efficiency efforts". Pence has been an outspoken supporter of the coal industry , declaring in his 2015 State of the State address that "Indiana is a pro-coal state," expressing support for an "all-of-the-above energy strategy", and stating: "we must continue to oppose

5488-462: The U.S. House of Representatives again in 2000, he won the seat in Indiana's 2nd congressional district after six-year incumbent David M. McIntosh opted to run for governor of Indiana. The 2nd district (renumbered the 6th in 2002) comprised all or portions of 19 counties in eastern Indiana. As a new congressman, Pence adopted the slogan he had used on the radio, describing himself as "a Christian,

5600-642: The U.S. government. In April 2020, UTC merged with the Raytheon Company to form Raytheon Technologies, later renamed RTX Corporation . In 1974, Harry Jack Gray left Litton Industries to become the CEO of United Aircraft. He pursued a strategy of growth and diversification, changing the parent corporation's name to United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in 1975 to reflect the intent to diversify into numerous high tech fields beyond aerospace. (The change became official on May 1, 1975.) The diversification

5712-657: The United States through Ellis Island and who became a bus driver in Chicago, Illinois. His maternal grandmother's parents were from Doonbeg , County Clare , Ireland. Pence graduated from Columbus North High School in 1977. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Hanover College in 1981, and a Juris Doctor from the Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis in 1986. While at Hanover, he joined

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5824-665: The account and used it to send fraudulent emails in an attempt to obtain money from Pence's contacts. While Pence's use of a private email account for state business is not prohibited by Indiana law, some of the emails discussed sensitive matters and homeland security issues. In March 2017, after Pence had become vice president, the State of Indiana released 29 emails to media outlets that had made public records requests , but withheld an undisclosed number of other emails, saying they were deliberative or advisory and thus exempt from public disclosure. Cybersecurity experts and government transparency advocates were surprised by Pence's use of

5936-437: The atmosphere including manganese , nickel , chromium and related compounds. In the 2016 University of Massachusetts Amherst Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index, UTC was ranked 9th by a toxicity population exposure score. It was also reported they release 60,000 pounds (27,200 kg) of toxins into the air. Mike Pence Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer who served as

6048-465: The board of directors (chairperson) position went to Louis Chênevert, then the company's CEO, in January 2010, succeeding George David. For the fiscal year 2017, United Technologies reported earnings of US$ 4.552 billion, with an annual revenue of US$ 59.837 billion, an increase of 4.5% over the previous fiscal cycle. United Technologies shares traded at over $ 114 per share, and its market capitalization

6160-409: The campaign, but once again was unsuccessful. During the race, Pence used "political donations to pay the mortgage on his house, his personal credit card bill, groceries, golf tournament fees and car payments for his wife". While the spending was not illegal at the time, it reportedly undermined his campaign. During the 1990 campaign, Pence ran a television advertisement in which an actor, dressed in

6272-502: The companies agreed to reimburse local and state governments for certain tax incentives they had received. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation led by Pence had approved $ 24   million in incentives to ten companies who sent jobs abroad. $ 8.7   million had been paid out by August 2016. In 2013, Pence signed a law blocking local governments in Indiana from requiring businesses to offer higher wages or benefits beyond those required by federal law. In 2015, Pence also signed

6384-536: The conflict. In May 2015, Pence signed a bill stripping Ritz of much of her authority over standardized testing and other education issues, and reconstituting the State Board of Education dominated by Pence appointees. The bill also allowed the board to appoint a chairman other than the Superintendent of Public Instruction starting in 2017, and added the State Board of Education (controlled by Pence) as

6496-421: The construction of jail facilities with the stipulation that the tax be lowered by one percent after the first several years. The reduction had not been implemented and thus county residents had been paying an additional one percent tax that they were legally not required to pay. The bill, which was passed by a huge majority of legislators and subsequently vetoed by Pence, allowed money to be kept and not returned to

6608-585: The disease despite the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control that needle exchange was an efficacious approach to reining in the spread of diseases. Pence had told lawmakers he would veto any bill they might pass that provided for such exchanges. In 2015, Pence and the Obama administration agreed to expand Medicaid in Indiana, in accordance with the Affordable Care Act . As part of

6720-511: The election results and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 , Pence oversaw the certification of Biden–Harris as the winner of the election. Pence has since distanced himself from Trump, endorsing candidates in primary elections in opposition to those supported by Trump and criticizing Trump's conduct on the day of the Capitol attack. In June 2023, he launched a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination , but withdrew by

6832-400: The end of October. He chose not to endorse Trump in the general election . Likewise, Trump decided not to have Pence as his vice-presidential candidate again, instead choosing JD Vance . Pence was born on June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana, one of six children of Ann Jane "Nancy" Cawley and Edward Joseph Pence Jr., who ran a group of gas stations. His father served in the U.S. Army during

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6944-623: The expansion, called the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0, Pence negotiated modifications to the program for Indiana that included co-payments by participants. The co-payments are linked to healthy behaviors on the part of the participants so that, for example, a participant who quit smoking would receive a lower co-payment. Participants can lose benefits for failing to make the payments. The required contribution would be about 2% of income. Critics say those who already struggle to buy food and housing will have even more difficulty paying their 2%. One critic expressed concern that lower-income people may stay out of

7056-533: The funds were contributed to Republicans, 35% percent to Democrats; In 2005, the firm was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $ 250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush . In 1981, a contribution from UTC made possible the exhibition "Paris/Magnum: Photographs 1935–1981", featuring photographs of Paris taken by photographers of Magnum Photos , the agency founded in 1947 by Robert Capa , George Rodger , Henri Cartier-Bresson , William Vandivert , and David Seymour . A volume of

7168-420: The intention to merge with defense contractor Raytheon to form Raytheon Technologies Corporation. The combined company, valued at more than $ 100 billion after planned spinoffs, would be the world's second-largest aerospace-and-defense company by sales behind Boeing. Although UTC was the nominal survivor, the merged company was headquartered at legacy Raytheon's former base in Waltham, Massachusetts . The merger

7280-569: The largest HIV outbreak related to injection drug use in the history of the United States by stalling adoption of a needle exchange program . Adams said, "There are people who have real moral and ethical concerns about passing out needles to people with substance abuse problems. To be honest, I shared that sentiment." When President Trump appointed Pence in 2020 to head the country's response to coronavirus, he touted his ostensible experience with quelling an epidemic of HIV in Indiana, in which Pence deliberately delayed his state government's response to

7392-421: The last 40 years. Pence called Dick Cheney his role model for vice president. During Pence's preparations for the vice presidential debate in October 2016, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker played the role of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine . In Kaine's own debate prep, lawyer Robert Barnett was selected to play Pence. Following the debate, experts concluded Pence won against Kaine, with

7504-448: The law," while refusing to answer whether examples of discrimination against LGBT people would be legal under the law. Pence denied the law permitted discrimination and wrote in a March 31, 2015 Wall Street Journal op-ed, "If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn't eat there anymore. As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it." In

7616-472: The law. In March 2016, as Indiana governor, Pence signed into law H.B. 1337, a bill that both banned certain abortion procedures and placed new restrictions on abortion providers . The bill banned abortion if the reason for the procedure given by the woman was the fetus ' race or gender or a fetal abnormality. In addition, the bill required that all fetal remains from abortions or miscarriages at any stage of pregnancy be buried or cremated, which according to

7728-448: The legislation, although he did not get everything he had proposed. Legislation signed into law by Pence in 2013 greatly increased the number of students in Indiana who qualify for school vouchers, making it one of the largest voucher programs in the United States. The annual cost of the program was estimated to be $ 53   million for the 2015–2016 school year. Pence opposed the Common Core State Standards Initiative , calling for

7840-536: The legislative package was the "largest tax cut in our state's history, about $ 1.1   billion dollars". By signing Senate Bill 1, the state corporate income tax would be dropped from 6.5 percent to 4.9 percent by 2021, which would be the second-lowest corporate income tax in the nation. The law also permitted Indiana counties to eliminate the business personal property tax on new equipment and let them exempt small businesses with less than $ 20,000 worth of equipment from paying personal property taxes. On June 12, 2013,

7952-543: The measure would attract more gun-related businesses to Indiana, but opposed by Gary mayor and former Indiana attorney general Karen Freeman-Wilson , who viewed the measure as "an unprecedented violation of the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches of state government". In 2016, Pence signed Senate Bill 109 into law, legalizing the captive hunting of farm-raised deer in Indiana. In 2009, parts of East Chicago were discovered to have toxic lead and arsenic contamination , and were designated

8064-514: The overreaching schemes of the EPA until we bring their war on coal to an end." In 2015, Pence sent a letter to President Obama denouncing the EPA's Clean Power Plan (which would regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants) and stating that Indiana would refuse to comply with the plan. Indiana joined other states in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the plan. In 2016, Pence said that even if legal challenges failed, Indiana would continue to defy

8176-495: The preliminary planning and careful consideration of the concerns expressed, I am writing you to inform you that I have made a decision to terminate development of the JustIN website immediately." As governor, Pence attempted unsuccessfully to prevent Syrian refugees from being resettled in Indiana. In February 2016, a federal judge ruled that Pence's order to cut off federal funds for a local non-profit refugee resettlement agency

8288-470: The program "far outstripped" capacity, and Pence at first refused to apply for up to $ 80   million in federal Health and Human Services Preschool Development Grant program funding, arguing that "Indiana must develop our own pre-K program without federal intrusion". After coming under sustained criticism for this position, Pence reversed course and sought to apply for the funds. In 2015, Pence secured significant increases in charter-school funding from

8400-582: The program or avoid pursuing health care. A service provider said the program "wins the award for bureaucratic complexity and red tape". In early 2017, Indiana submitted its application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to renew Healthy Indiana, to show that the program was meeting its targets, as required for renewal. National Public Radio/Side Effects Public Media said the application used "misleading and inaccurate information". On March 26, 2015, Pence signed Indiana Senate Bill 101, also known as

8512-417: The recession . In March 2016, Pence signed legislation to fund a $ 230   million two-year road-funding package. During his tenure as governor, Pence supported significant increases in education funding to pre-schools, voucher programs , and charter schools , but frequently clashed with supporters of traditional public schools. In 2014, a little over one year after taking office, Pence helped establish

8624-523: The repeal of an Indiana law that required construction companies working on publicly funded projects to pay a prevailing wage . Indiana had enacted right-to-work legislation under Pence's predecessor, Republican governor Mitch Daniels. Under Pence, the state successfully defended this legislation against a labor challenge. In 2013, Pence also announced the formation of the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute ,

8736-453: The repeal of the standards in his 2014 State of the State address . The Indiana General Assembly then passed a bill to repeal the standards, becoming the first state to do so. In a televised interview appearance with Chris Matthews , Pence advocated for putting creationism on a par with science in public schools, accepting creationist beliefs as factual, and thus teaching the controversy over evolution and natural selection, and regarding

8848-651: The rule and would not come up with its own plan to reduce emissions. In 2014, over the opposition of Indiana school organizations, Pence signed a bill which allows firearms to be kept in vehicles on school property. In 2015, following a shooting in Chattanooga , Pence recruited the National Rifle Association to train the Indiana National Guard on concealed carry. Some National Guard officials from other states questioned why

8960-864: The running mate of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who won the 2016 presidential election . As vice president, Pence chaired the National Space Council following its reestablishment in 2017 as well as the White House Coronavirus Task Force , which was established in early 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . Pence and Trump lost their bid for re-election in the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , although Trump refused to concede, made false or unproven allegations of election fraud, and filed numerous unsuccessful lawsuits in multiple states . Despite Trump's urging to overturn

9072-451: The same party, Pence found himself in a heated race, eventually pulling out a close win with just under 50 percent of the vote, and less than 3% ahead of Gregg, with Libertarian nominee Rupert Boneham receiving most of the remaining votes. It was the closest race in 50 years. Pence was sworn in as the 50th governor of Indiana on January 14, 2013. Pence "inherited a $ 2   billion budget reserve from his predecessor, Mitch Daniels, and

9184-590: The same title, with text by Irwin Shaw and an introduction by Inge Morath , was also published in 1981. UTC is the sponsor of the exhibition "Aphrodite and the Gods of Love" at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts that opened in fall 2011. The firm and its subsidiaries are major contributors to museums such as the New England Air Museum . In April 2015, UTC signed an education partnership agreement with

9296-635: The separation and spin-off of Carrier had been completed. On April 25, 2023, Carrier Global announced that it intended to acquire the HVAC division Viessmann Climate Solutions from the Viessmann Group and divest its Commercial Refrigeration business and most of its Fire & Security businesses. In December 2023, Carrier Global sold its security businesses LenelS2, Supra and Onity to Honeywell for approximately $ 5 billion. Willis Carrier moved his facilities from New Jersey to Syracuse, New York , in

9408-444: The state   ... added to that reserve under his watch, though not before requiring state agencies, including public universities, to reduce funding in years in which revenue fell below projections". The state finished fiscal year 2014 with a reserve of $ 2   billion; budget cuts ordered by Pence for the $ 14   billion annual state budget include $ 24   million cut from colleges and universities; $ 27   million cut from

9520-717: The state ban on funding for needle exchanges. Critics say Pence's compromise had been ineffective because counties had no way to pay for needle exchanges themselves. Anesthesiologist Jerome Adams , then the Pence-appointed Indiana state health commissioner and later surgeon general of the United States during the Trump administration , defended Pence, arguing that publicly funded needle exchange programs are controversial in many conservative communities. During his time as Indiana State Health Commissioner, Adams—along with Governor Pence—delayed Indiana's efforts to deal with

9632-477: The state. Thousands protested against the policy. Five Republican state representatives voted against the bill, and Greg Ballard , the Republican mayor of Indianapolis, criticized it as sending the "wrong signal" about the state. Pence defended the law, saying it was not about discrimination. In an appearance on the ABC News program This Week with George Stephanopoulos , he said, "We're not going to change

9744-483: The taxpayers as would have otherwise been necessary. As governor, Pence pressed for a balanced budget amendment to the state's constitution . He initially proposed the initiative in his State of the State address in January 2015. The legislation passed the state Senate. Indiana has had AAA credit ratings with the three major credit-rating agencies since 2010, before Pence took office; these ratings were maintained throughout Pence's tenure. In 2014, Pence supported

9856-461: The time to the politically influential big donors, the Kochs , than Trump did. It was widely reported on July 14 that Pence planned to end his (Indiana gubernatorial) re-election campaign and accept the Republican vice presidential nomination instead. The following day, Trump officially announced on Twitter that Pence would be his running mate. Immediately after the announcement, Pence said he

9968-587: The time". In his childhood and early adulthood, Pence was a Roman Catholic and a Democrat , as was the rest of his family. He volunteered for the Bartholomew County Democratic Party in 1976 and voted for Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election , and has said he was originally inspired to get involved in politics by people such as John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. While in college, Pence left

10080-524: The time, it was reported that the two employees who would run the news service would be paid a combined $ 100,000 yearly salary. The target audience was small newspapers which had limited staff, but the site would also serve to communicate directly with the public. The publisher of the Commercial Review of Portland, Indiana , said, "I think it's a ludicrous idea   ... the notion of elected officials presenting material that will inevitably have

10192-463: The wake of the backlash against the RFRA, on April 2, 2015, Pence signed legislation revising the law to protect against potential discrimination. Pence received heavy criticism from liberals at the time of signing the religious freedom law, who labeled him as anti-gay. In 2018, emails released to the Associated Press showed that conservatives had similarly opposed his support of the subsequent changes to

10304-451: Was elected governor of Indiana in 2012. As governor, Pence initiated the largest tax cut in Indiana's history and pushed for more funding for private education initiatives. He signed bills intended to restrict abortions, including one that prohibited abortions if the reason for the procedure was the fetus's race, gender, or disability, and required funerary services for terminated fetuses, including those resulting from miscarriage; this law

10416-434: Was "very supportive of Donald Trump's call to temporarily suspend immigration from countries where terrorist influence and impact represents a threat to the United States". Pence said he was "absolutely" in sync with Trump's Mexican wall proposal, saying Mexico was "absolutely" going to pay for it. According to a FiveThirtyEight rating of candidates' ideology, Pence was the most conservative vice-presidential candidate in

10528-452: Was a white knight move against hostile takeover designs by Gould . At one point, the military portion of UTC's business, whose sensitivity to "excess profits" and boom/bust demand drove UTC to diversify away from it, actually carried the weight of losses incurred by the commercial M&A side of the business. Although M&A activity was not new to United Aircraft, the M&;A activity of

10640-626: Was acquired by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in July 1979. Prior to the acquisition by UTC, Carrier Corporation was known as the Carrier Air Conditioning Company. International Comfort Products (ICP), headquartered in Lewisburg, Tennessee , was acquired by Carrier in 1999. In the 1990s, Carrier stopped using the "Day & Night" brand (which was the "D" in the BDP division, or Bryant-Day & Night-Payne) but it

10752-469: Was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut . It researched, developed, and manufactured products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines , aerospace systems, HVAC , elevators and escalators , fire and security , building automation, and industrial products, among others. UTC was also a large military contractor, getting about 10% of its revenue from

10864-463: Was attributed in part to a sluggish manufacturing sector. Carrier Corp. and United Technologies Electronic Controls (UTEC) announced in 2016 that they would be closing two facilities in Indiana, sending 2,100 jobs to Mexico; the Trump campaign criticized the moves and Pence expressed "deep disappointment". Pence was unsuccessful in his efforts to persuade the companies to stay in the state, although

10976-480: Was completed in April 2020. In March 2020, United Technologies Corporation announced the separations of Carrier Global and Otis Worldwide . In April 2008, Louis Chênevert succeeded George David as the company's chief executive officer (CEO). Chênevert served until 2014, when he was succeeded by Gregory Hayes . The chief financial officer 's (CFO) position was held by Gregory Hayes until 2014, when he succeeded Louis Chênevert as CEO. The chairman of

11088-455: Was criticized for deleting comments of others posted on his official government Facebook page; he subsequently apologized. On January 26, 2015, it was widely reported that Pence had planned to launch a state-run, taxpayer-funded news service for Indiana. The service, called "JustIN", was to be overseen by a former reporter for The Indianapolis Star , and would feature breaking news, stories written by press secretaries, and light features. At

11200-671: Was discovered that UTC sold military technology to the Chinese. For pleading guilty to violating the Arms Export Control Act and making false statements, United Technologies and its subsidiaries were fined $ 75 million. In February 2013, UTC Power was sold to ClearEdge Power . In October 2014, Toshiba and United Technologies made a deal to expand their joint venture outside Japan . In February 2016, UTC subsidiary Carrier Air Conditioner announced to employees at its Indianapolis and Huntington plants, that Carrier

11312-485: Was elected unanimously. He was the first representative from Indiana to hold a House leadership position since 1981. During Pence's twelve years in the House, he introduced 90 bills and resolutions ; none became law. His committee assignments in the House were the following: In 2008, Esquire magazine listed Pence as one of the ten best members of Congress, writing that Pence's "unalloyed traditional conservatism has repeatedly pitted him against his party elders". Pence

11424-423: Was in talks with Carrier Management to keep the factory in Indiana and not move to Mexico. On November 30, 2016, Carrier announced that it had negotiated an agreement with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence to continue manufacturing gas furnaces in Indianapolis, in addition to retaining engineering and headquarters staff, preserving more than 1,000 jobs in Indianapolis. The agreement included

11536-515: Was mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for president in 2008 and 2012 . In September 2010, he was the top choice for president in a straw poll conducted by the Values Voter Summit . That same year, he was encouraged to run against incumbent Democratic senator Evan Bayh , but opted not to enter the race, even after Bayh unexpectedly announced that he would retire. In May 2011, Pence announced that he would be seeking

11648-459: Was not air-conditioned for the first four decades of its lifespan, only having it installed during renovations that were completed in 2022. Despite finally installing air conditioning, Syracuse announced an end to the perpetual naming rights deal of the dome with Carrier Corp. and that nearby wireless company JMA Wireless would hold naming rights to the stadium moving forward. United Technologies United Technologies Corporation ( UTC )

11760-513: Was partially to balance civilian business against any overreliance on military business. UTC became a mergers and acquisitions (M&A)–focused organization, with various forced takeovers of unwilling smaller corporations. The next year (1976), UTC forcibly acquired Otis Elevator . In 1979, Carrier Refrigeration and Mostek were acquired; the Carrier deal was forcible, while the Mostek deal

11872-449: Was revived in 2006 by ICP. In 2001, Carrier was the "world's largest manufacturer of air-conditioning, heating, and refrigerator equipment" with a "total employment of 42,600" and a revenue of $ 8.9 billion. Carrier announced that it would be closing its DeWitt, New York plant. This led to the layoff of 1,000 employees. On March 15, 2004, Carrier acquired the refrigeration subsidiary of Linde . In 2006, Carrier acquired Sensitech, Inc.,

11984-519: Was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge and prevented from going into effect. After Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act , he encountered resistance from moderate members of his party, the business community, and LGBT advocates. The backlash against the bill led Pence to approve changes to the law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and other criteria. He later became

12096-518: Was split off, with the remainder becoming UTC Climate, Controls & Security . In January 2016, Carrier announced it would lay off an unspecified number of employees at its research and development division in the town of DeWitt, New York . In February 2016, Carrier announced it would close its Indianapolis factory and move production to Monterrey, Mexico . HVAC Systems and Services North America president Chris Nelson cited "ongoing cost and pricing pressures" and Carrier's "existing infrastructure and

12208-539: Was standing by Trump. In response to the revelation, Paul Ryan "uninvited" Trump from what would have been a joint campaign event. The Trump campaign attempted to substitute Pence for Trump at the event, but according to The New York Times , Pence called Trump on October   8 and told him that he (Pence) would not appear at the event, and that Trump would need to handle the next 48 hours on his own, as Pence did not think he would be an effective surrogate for Trump. According to Bob Woodward 's 2018 book Fear: Trump in

12320-467: Was to face Democrat John R. Gregg in a rematch of the 2012 race. However, Pence filed paperwork ending his campaign on July 15, 2016, as Trump announced his selection of Pence as his vice presidential running mate . Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb was nominated in Pence's place, and selected Suzanne Crouch as his running mate. Holcomb went on to defeat Gregg in the general election. Shortly before

12432-480: Was unconstitutional; Pence unsuccessfully appealed. In December 2015, Pence said that "calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional". Pence "repeatedly stonewalled public records requests as governor, often withholding documents or delaying their release if not denying them outright". As governor, Pence routinely used a personal AOL email account to conduct official business, according to public records. In 2016, hackers compromised

12544-504: Was valued at US$ 98.6 billion in October 2018. UTC ranked No. 51 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. During the 2004 election cycle , UTC was the sixth largest defense industry donor to political campaigns, contributing a total of $ 789,561; 64% went to Republicans. In the 2006 election cycle , UTC was again the sixth largest donor to federal candidates and political parties; 53% of

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