Rep. Greg Pence (R-Ind.) announced Tuesday that he will serve a six-year term in the House of Representatives and retire from Congress at the end of his term.
“In 2017, I ran for Congress because I was ready to serve again,” Pence said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter). “As a former Marine, I approached this job with a purpose.”
Pence said his team will spend the remainder of his term focused on “providing exceptional resident services.”
“Dear voters of Indiana's 6th Congressional District, it is a privilege and an honor to represent you in the nation's capital,” he wrote to X.
Pence, 67, was first elected to Indiana's 6th Congressional District in 2018, and the district is likely to remain in Republican hands in 2024. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report classifies the district as “solidly Republican” and gives it an R+ rating. 19.
Prior to serving on Capitol Hill, Mr. Pence served in the U.S. Marine Corps until his honorable discharge. He continued to work in the energy distribution industry, working for various oil companies.
This experience has translated into his committee assignments in the House of Representatives, where Mr. Pence serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its subcommittee on Energy, Consumer Protection, and Commerce.
He is the younger brother of former Vice President Mike Pence and has found himself embroiled in the ongoing tension between his brother and former President Trump in recent years.
Greg Pence voted to object to Pennsylvania's 2020 electoral votes on January 6, 2021, after Mike Pence said he did not have the authority to object. In 2022, he supported his brother after criticism from an angry former President Trump. Overturn the election.
Still, President Trump ultimately endorsed Greg Pence's 2022 re-election bid to Congress, saying he would “overturn Joe Biden's disastrous record of out-of-control inflation and earn our country the respect it deserves from abroad.” I worked hard to get it back.”
The Indiana Republican Party's announcement is the latest in a wave of retirements from both parties.
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