Mike Pence is a member of the Republican party.
Pence positioned himself as a principled ideologue and supporter of the Tea Party movement , noting he was `` a Christian , a conservative , and a Republican , in that order . ''	Republican	Republican Party (United States)	ideologue	ideologue	Tea Party movement	Tea Party movement
The Republican Party , commonly referred to as the GOP -LRB- abbreviation for Grand Old Party -RRB- , is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States , the other being its historic rival , the Democratic Party .	two	Two-party system	major	Major party	political parties in the United States	political parties in the United States	Democratic Party	Democratic Party (United States)
