Mike Pence’s Economic Record

Pence is governor of Indiana and Trump's vice-president.

What Media Need To Know About Mike Pence’s Economic Record
October 4, 2016 9:28 AM EDT ››› ALEX MORASH

Trump Has Touted Indiana’s “Very Unusual” Economic Growth, Job Creation Under Pence. When announcing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate during a July 16 event in New York, Republican nominee Donald Trump falsely claimed that Indiana had witnessed “very unusual” economic gains compared to other states during Pence’s tenure. The right-wing editorial board of The Wall Street Journal parroted Trump’s misleading characterization days later, heaping praise on the governor’s conservative policies as something “the rest of the country could emulate.” [The Washington Post, 7/16/16; The Wall Street Journal, 7/20/16

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The state's per capita income was $40,998 last year, which was 38th in the United States. The average Hoosier makes just 86 percent of the national average salary of $47,669.

Indiana has been 38th in the nation for three straight years, and that's the same rank it had in 2005. Neighboring Illinois, meanwhile, has an average per capita income of $49,471, which is 16th in the nation and higher than the national average.

"Even though Indiana unemployment is lower than the national level, it hasn't made any significant improvement in personal income," said Andrew Bradley, senior policy analyst for Indiana Institute for Working Families. [The Times of Northwest Indiana, 3/26/16]

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Pence Signed Law Capping Indiana Minimum Wage, Employee Benefits.

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Pence Defended State's Union-Busting "Right-To-Work" Laws.

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Indiana Job Growth Closely Mirrors The National Economy. After Trump announced his running mate and stated that the “primary reason” for his choice was the improving unemployment rate in Indiana, media quickly pointed out that the state’s improvement actually just follows the national trend, which has been steadily upward since 2010

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Pence Signed Tax Cuts For Corporations, High-Income Individuals That Already Failed In Other Red States.

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Pence’s Tax Cuts Amount To Spare Change For The Middle Class.

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Pence’s “War On Planned Parenthood” Inadvertently Set Off An “Exploding HIV Outbreak” In Indiana.

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Pence Is A Longtime Obamacare Opponent, But He Took Medicaid Expansion Money To Shore Up His State’s Budget.

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Pence’s Attack On The LGBT Community Set Off A “$250 Million Economic Panic.”

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