FEC Approves $614,000 in Taxpayer Funds to Help Pence Pay Campaign Debts

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis on June 11, 2024. AP Photo/Doug McSchooler

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved a payment of about $614,000 in taxpayer funds to former Vice President Mike Pence to pay debts incurred during his brief presidential run.

During a July 25 open commission meeting, the FEC’s six-member bipartisan commission certified the six-figure payment to Mr. Pence out of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. That follows a $100,000 transfer from the U.S. Treasury in May.