Mike Pence in 2014 State of the Union address

On Crime: I support the death penalty; justice demands it

PENCE: I don't see that prospect in the state of Indiana. I support the death penalty. I believe justice demands it in our most heinous cases. But I think what you see in high relief here is a part of the American experiment that explains a lot of the prosperity and success our nation has had for more than two centuries and that is to allow states to have the freedom and flexibility to craft policies, whether it be in the area of criminal justice or whether be in the area of economic policy, in the area of education, in the area of health care, I would argue that will allow the states to be those laboratories of innovation and to reflect the values and the ideals -

On Drugs: I don't support legalization of marijuana

PENCE: No.

Q: Why not?

PENCE: Well, I don't support legalization of marijuana and that's been my position for a long time and will continue to be.

Q: Has the National Governors Association considered the state revenue implications?

PENCE: There is some common ground that you see at the National Governors Association and it's the focus that Gov. Mary Fallin and others placed on workforce development. Here in Indiana, we've initiated an effort to make career and vocational education a priority in every high school. And at the National Governors Association, it seems to be a recurring theme that making sure that we have not only the best educated, but the best skilled workforce as a pathway toward higher wages. It's a pathway toward a growing economy and it's a pathway toward a real renewal of the industrial Midwest.