Former Republican Vice-President and current 2024 presidential candidate Mike Pence will hold several “Meet-and-Greet” events in southwest Iowa, next week. According to his campaign schedule, Pence will be in Fremont, Ringgold and Adair Counties on Friday, Oct. 6th, and on Saturday, Oct. 7th, in Mills, Montgomery and Adams Counties. Pence will also be at the Atlantic High School Football game in Atlantic on Oct. 6th, for the coin toss.

Pence served alongside President Donald Trump (R) from 2017 to 2021. He officially filed to run for president on June 5, 2023. Before assuming office as vice president, Pence served as the governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.

Pence has highlighted the economy, abortion issues, and his religious background as central themes of his campaign.