What is Karen Pence?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Karen Pence | image = Karen Pence official portrait 2.jpg | office = [[Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States|Second Lady of the United States]] | term_label = In role | term_start = January 20, 2017 | term_end = January 20, 2021 | vicepresident = [[Mike Pence]] | predecessor = [[Jill Biden]] | successor = [[Doug Emhoff]] {{small|(as Second Gentleman)}} | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | governor1 = Mike Pence | office1 = First Lady of Indiana | term_label1 = In role | term_start1 = January 14, 2013 | term_end1 = January 9, 2017 | predecessor1 = Cheri Daniels | successor1 = Janet Holcomb | birth_name = Karen Sue Batten | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|1|1}} | birth_place = [[McConnell Air Force Base]], [[Kansas]], U.S. | spouse = {{unbulleted list | {{marriage|Steve Whitaker|1978|end=divorced}} | {{marriage|[[Mike Pence]]|June 8, 1985}} }} | children = 3, including [[Charlotte Pence Bond]] | residence = | education = [[Butler University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]]) | caption = Official portrait, 2019 | module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Karen Pence speaks on Art Therapy.ogg|title=Karen Pence's voice|type=speech|description=Karen Pence speaks on [[Art therapy|Art Therapy]]<br/>Recorded October 18, 2017}} }} '''Karen Sue Batten Pence''' (born January 1, 1957) is an American schoolteacher who served as the [[Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States|second lady of the United States]] from 2017 to 2021 as the wife of [[Mike Pence]], the 48th U.S. vice president. She was the first lady of Indiana from 2013 to 2017 when her husband was governor. Once her husband's vice presidency ended, she released a book detailing her life as a pol