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Indiana Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Mike Pence, has released new information about his personal finances as part of a financial disclosure report. The disclosure documents reveal that Pence’s household is almost entirely dependent on his salary as governor, which has generated $174,000 since early 2015. Pence’s wife lists her occupation as a self-employed artist, but her business brought less than a thousand dollars of income in the same time period. In addition to income, the documents also list the Pence family’s debts. The family is carrying between $95,000 and $280,000 worth of Federal PLUS loan debt, borrowed to pay for education for their three children. The exact amount of student loan debt carried by Pence is unclear, as the disclosure report only lists a range. Pence also reported ownership of two modest college savings accounts and a defined-benefit pension plan worth up to a million dollars. In a recent radio interview, Mike Pence promised to release his full tax returns for the year. That pledge stands in stark contrast to his running mate, Donald Trump, who is refusing to release his tax returns but claims a net worth in excess of $10 billion.
