A Federal Elections Commission filing to run for president in 2024 in the name of Mike Pence caused quite a stir late Monday evening, however a spokesman for Pence denies he is behind the filing.
Devin O’Malley tweeted, “Former Vice President Mike Pence did not file to run for President today.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence did not file to run for President today.
In response to a query by Greg Price who had tweeted out the filing, O’Malley claimed the filing was a prank by someone, “I think someone pranked you.”
Pence has been thought to be positioning himself for a 2024 presidential run, Axios recently reported. However, a Wall Street Journal poll released two weeks ago show President Trump crushing his former vice president 63% to 28%.
Text of (hoax?) FEC filing:
STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY
FILING FEC-1673381
1. Mr Mike Richard Pence
PO Box 408
Anderson, IN 46015
2. Identification Number: P40010233
3. Party: Republican Party
4. Office Sought: President
5-6. State & District of Candidate: ____ – 0
DESIGNATION OF PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
7. I hereby designate the following named political committee as my Principal Campaign Committee for the 2024 election(s).
Mike Pence for President
P. O. Box 408
Anderson, IN 46015
DESIGNATION OF OTHER AUTHORIZED COMMITTEES
8. I hereby designate the following named committee, which is NOT my principal campaign committee, to receive and expend funds on behalf of my candidacy.
DECLARATION OF INTENT TO EXPEND PERSONAL FUNDS (House or Senate Only)
9. I intend to expend personal funds exceeding the threshold amount (see 11 C.F.R. 400.9) by
9A. 0.00 for the primary election, and
9B. 0.00 for the general election
Signed as: Mr Mike Richard Pence
Signed by the candidate on: 12/26/2022
Filed: 12/26/2022
(End FEC FORM 2)
Generated Mon Dec 26 17:11:55 2022
Reporter Jacob Rubashkin noted the filing used a P.O. Box that has been associated with Pence before, “FEC filings are easy to spoof so take this in proper context, but it is the same PO Box address that Mike Pence’s congressional runs used.”
