When he was Governor, he was a hard-core FTP party man. It will be interesting to see what he does with a bigger stick at his disposal.
He'll do,
Mike Pence On The Issues: Abortion, Gay Rights, Immigration and More
A look at Mike Pence's record on several key election issues.
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Marc Torrence, Patch National Staff | Jul 15, 2016 1:25 pm ET | Updated Jul 15, 2016 9:25 pm ET
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence doesn't exactly see eye-to-eye with his new boss, Donald Trump, on all the issues. The two have some different ideas about trade and gay rights, among others.
Here's a look at where Pence stands on some key campaign issues:
Abortion: As governor, Pence signed into law a sweeping bill banning abortion if a fetus has a "genetic abnormality" such as Down syndrome and holding doctors legally liable if they had knowingly performed such procedures. The law also required that aborted fetal tissue be buried or cremated. A federal judge blocked the law from going into effect.
The environment: Pence has frequently expressed skepticism about the reality of climate change and fought back against key environmental acts designed to curb carbon emissions. In 2014, he told NBC's Chuck Todd that he doesn't know if climate change "is a resolved issue in science today." He wrote a letter to President Obama in 2015 saying he wouldn't comply with new Environmental Protection Agency regulations for coal plants.
Guns: Pence has an "A" rating from the NRA, and while in Congress he regularly voted with the gun lobby. That included voting against an assault weapons ban — something Trump has mentioned supporting during this election.
Immigration: In a December tweet, Pence called Trump's ban on Muslims entering the United States "offensive and unconstitutional." He has, though, supported strict immigration measures and opposed the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Indiana.
LGBT rights: Pence helped pass one of the nation's first "religious freedom" laws that protected people and businesses who wanted to refuse service to LGBT people if they cited religious objections. After businesses pulled out of expansion plans into the state, Pence faced immense pressure to roll back the law, which he did. Trump has actually been fairly open when it comes to rights for gay and transgender people.
Trade: Pence has offered support for the Trans Pacific Partnership, which Trump has routinely attacked, going so far as to call it a "rape" of the country. Pence in 2014 said, "Trade means jobs, but trade also means security. The time has come for all of us to urge the swift adoption of the Trans Pacific Partnership