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Eric Joseph Holcomb (/ ˈ h oʊ l k əm / HOHL-kəm; [1] born May 2, 1968) [2] is an American politician who served as the 51st governor of Indiana, from 2017 to 2025.A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2016 to 2017 as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana under Governor Mike Pence, who left the governorship in 2017 to become the vice president of the United States.
The entrance to the governor's office in 2009. The governor's powers are established in Article V of the Constitution of Indiana.Constitutionally, the governor has very limited executive authority to manage the government of the state; most exercisable powers over state agencies are held by independently elected cabinet heads.
The original 1816 Constitution of Indiana provided for the election of a governor and a lieutenant governor every three years, limited to six years out of any nine-year period. [12] The second and current constitution of 1851 lengthened terms to four years and set the commencement of the governor's term on the second Monday in the January ...
2024 Election: Here's who's running for Indiana governor in 2024 Contact IndyStar state government and politics reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17 .
Michael Kent Braun [citation needed] (born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 52nd governor of Indiana since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2019 to 2025 as a United States senator from Indiana and from 2014 to 2017 as the representative for the 63rd district in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Hoosier voters will choose the people to be Indiana’s next governor, attorney general and U.S. Senator. ... Contact IndyStar state government and politics reporter Brittany Carloni at brittany ...
Contact Editor Niki Kelly for questions: info@indianacapitalchronicle.com. ... Indiana governor signs SB 202 faculty senate bill into law. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
The current governor of Indiana is Republican Eric Holcomb, and Republicans hold supermajorities in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly. It has only supported a Democrat for president four times since 1912- in the elections of 1932, 1936, 1964, and 2008.