Pence, $1.3 Million in Debt From 2024 Campaign, Eligible to Receive Tax-Payer Funds: FEC

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign committee was approved for a $100,000 payment from the U.S. Treasury.

Presidential candidate and former vice president Mike Pence enters the debate area of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 27, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The Federal Election Committee ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence is eligible to receive matching taxpayer funds to pay his debts related to his ill-fated run for the White House.

On May 16, during an FEC open meeting, the commission requested that Mr. Pence and his principal campaign committee, Mike Pence For President, receive an initial payment of $100,000 from the United States Treasury. Mr. Pence, who served under President Donald Trump, dropped his bid for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in October 2023.