Skip to content
RollCall logo

Podcasts

Podcast: There’s (Political) Royalty in Congress, Too

Roll Call Decoder, Episode 10

Vice President Mike Pence and his brother Greg Pence, who is the GOP candidate for Indiana's 6th Congressional District. (Left photo by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, right photo courtesy Greg Pence for Congress)
Vice President Mike Pence and his brother Greg Pence, who is the GOP candidate for Indiana's 6th Congressional District. (Left photo by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, right photo courtesy Greg Pence for Congress)
By David Hawkings and Jason Dick
Posted May 15, 2018 at 4:41pm

Those entranced by a royal wedding may delight in dynastic aspects of American politics. Election as “family business” has been a Hill staple since the start, and 2018 will continue the tradition. Roll Call managing editor Jason Dick explains how half a dozen families (topped by the Pences of Indiana) want a seat in Congress to remain part of the family trousseau.

 

Show Notes:

Greg Pence, Vice President’s Brother, Likely Coming to Congress

 

More from Roll Call Decoder: What You Need to Know About Voter Registration and Turnout This Midterm Season

 

[jwp-video n=”1″]

 

Subscribe on iTunesListen on StitcherListen on RADiO PUBLiC

 

Recent Stories

People pay their respects near where a man was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.

New Minnesota shooting leaves spending package in peril

Former special counsel John L. “Jack” Smith testifies during the House Judiciary Committee’s oversight hearing on Thursday.

Jack Smith on Trump accusations that Biden directed probes: ‘No’

An iceberg floats by residential houses in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 23, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump walked back his most aggressive threats to acquire Greenland. In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said he would not use military force to acquire Greenland. After a subsequent meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump also canceled his threat of punitive tariffs against several European countries. Instead, Trump said he saw a new “framework” on a deal as likely workable.

Trump’s claims about Greenland

Vice President JD Vance addresses the March for Life rally on Friday.

Vance pledges anti-abortion policies after White House deemed soft

Capitol workers clear snow last January. This year, the threat of snow has senators nervously checking the forecast, while House members got out of town after a busy week.

Wrap-up: One chamber down, one to go (plus snow)

Former New York Rep. Chris Collins is now running for Florida's 19th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former New York Rep. Chris Collins, pardoned by Trump, seeks comeback in Florida