Vice President Mike Pence hosted the leader of Carrier Corp.'s parent company, United Technologies, at a private dinner at the vice president's residence.

But the former Indiana governor won't disclose what the two men discussed.

"We do not list or provide readouts of the vice president’s private dinners," Pence spokesman Marc Lotter told IndyStar in response to questions about the dinner.

The New York Times reported Sunday that Pence has hosted a string of private dinners with major Republican donors at the taxpayer-owned residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory that serves as Pence's home in Washington, D.C.

Seth Martin, a spokesman for United Technologies, confirmed to IndyStar that the company's chairman and chief executive, Gregory Hayes, was the guest at one of those dinners in April.

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Martin declined to provide any other details about the meeting, except to say that "neither the company nor Greg made any donations in relation to the dinner."

United Technologies and it's subsidiary, furnace and air conditioner maker Carrier, became a flashpoint in the U.S. presidential campaign when they announced plans to cut 2,100 jobs in Indiana and move production to Mexico.

Shortly after winning the election in November, Pence and President Donald Trump, who routinely pummeled the company on the campaign trail, joined Hayes at the company's Indianapolis factory to trumpet a deal that prevented about 800 of the planned job losses.

As part of the deal, Pence arranged for the company to receive up to $7 million in conditional state tax incentives and training grants — one of his final acts before leaving the governor's office.

Lotter would not say whether the two men discussed the company's Indiana operations or employment commitments during their dinner meeting. He also declined to directly address an IndyStar question about whether campaign contributions were discussed, saying only that Pence has not held any fundraisers at the residence.

Soliciting political contributions is generally prohibited on government property.

Lotter said Pence and his wife host a variety of constituents at the residence, including military families, lawmakers, world leaders, friends and corporate leaders.

"These dinners offer the Vice President the opportunity to discuss the President’s accomplishments and agenda," Lotter said.

Trump and his supporters counted the Carrier deal as an early win for the incoming administration, proof that Trump's deal-making abilities could save American jobs.

The deal was unusual in Indiana, where state economic development incentives are typically reserved for companies that create new jobs rather than retain existing ones.

Sources familiar with the deal told IndyStar at the time that federal contracts, rather than state incentives, were the more important factor for United Technologies. The company receives about $5.6 billion a year in federal money, which makes up about 10 percent of its revenues.

The dinners at the vice president's residence coincide with a broader effort by Pence and his team to cultivate wealthy donors and corporate interests — a role that Trump has eschewed in favor of self-funding his political operation.

Pence created a political action committee earlier this year, an unusual move for a first-term vice president. Two of his closest advisers, Nick Ayers and Marty Obst, have also set up a super PAC that can be used to help members of Congress who support the administration and oppose those who don't.

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