Audrey and Charlotte Pence are two of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’sthree children.
Charlotte and Audrey were a few years younger at 22 and 21.
Audrey was still in college when Pence became the VP, and Charlotte had just graduated.
Here’s a closer look at how these ladies have transformed in front of our eyes.
Being the kids of a career politician wasn’t as stressful as you might expect, though.
“Frankly, we’ve had a pretty normal childhood,” Michael told13 WTHR.
The Pence kids weren’t just along for the ride.
According to the vice president himself, they have had a hands-on role in his career.
Michael is just two years older than Charlotte, and Audrey is only one year younger.
She’s the classic middle child, and Charlotte thinks it impacted her growing up.
“I’ve always been quintessentially in the middle, I think,” she toldC-SPAN.
“My family will call me the glue … the go-between between different people.”
Today, she’s the most visible of the three Pence kids.
Far from being resentful, though, Charlotte is grateful to her siblings for being role models.
“My brother was very successful and still is and was just very driven,” she said.
What was unique about her situation, though, was that “home” for her is the U.S.
Naval Observatory, the official residence of the VP.
She added that a strong family bond is something the Pence and Trump families share.
According to Charlotte, Vice President Pence has always encouraged her to live her dreams.
Audrey has opinions of her own, though, and she’s not afraid to share them.
Her dad’s approval doesn’t mean that Audrey is offering her blind support, though.
Earlier in 2018, she came out withMarlon Bundo’s A Day in the Life of the Vice President.
Second Lady Karen Pence provided watercolor illustrations for the book.
The book was a success, and it transformed Charlotte from a recent college grad intoaNew York Timesbestselling author.
Proceeds went to organizations that support the LGBTQ community.
Charlotte took the parody in stride, and she even gave the book her support.
Charlotte wasn’t just being diplomatic, either.
She supported the parody version of her book bybuying a copy of her own.
Audrey has been published by CNN
Charlotte isn’t the only literary wunderkind in the Pence family.
Audrey also has some serious writing chops.
Before President Trump andCNNwere at odds with one another,CNNgave Audrey a byline.
Audrey toldNews @ Northeasternthat the shared byline “was really exciting.”
Could the degree from Yale she’s pursuing be a prelude to a political future?
After all, her dad attended theIndiana University School of Lawbefore entering politics.
“I’m not really a political person,” she said.
And I think that’s something that’s really been encouraged by my parents since I was really little.
Family loyalty runs deep with the Pences.
But he doesn’t have a bad feeling towards anyone despite his actual strong-held beliefs."
She’s also being kept busy planning a wedding.
Early in 2019, Audreyannounced her engagementto her longtime boyfriend, Daniel Tomanelli.
“Of course I said yes, and then we got caught in a rainstorm!”
shewrote in an Instagram post.
“Rain or shine, I’m so glad you’ll always be by my side.”
Audrey’s sister, Charlotte, wasn’t too far behind when it came to love.
In July 2019, she and her beau, Henry Bond,announcedthey’d gotten engaged.
Most politicians' kids, after all, don’tget a Secret Service detail.
That’s a dizzying change, but one that Charlotte is determined not to let rule her life.
Charlotte still appears to hold the same convictions that she had as a college student.
While she briefly struggled with her faith, it’s now stronger than ever.
“I have always wanted to be a writer.
I want to be a storyteller.
I want to connect people.
I also want to help facilitate conversations about religion and faith,” she toldThe Christian Post.
Clearly, both Audrey and Charlotte Pence have a lot they want to do in life.
