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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 ...
Republican primary: First debate of the Indiana governor's race features jabs, banter “The answers to these questions are what I’m looking for in a candidate,” the incumbent wrote in the post.
Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch walks along Market Street on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Indianapolis near the Indiana Statehouse. Earlier in the day, Crouch announced her run for governor of ...
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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.
In 2023, Beckwith announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor of Indiana in the 2024 election. [8] Beckwith faced Julie McGuire for the nomination, and won with 891 votes against McGuire's 828. [9] He won the election on a ticket with U.S. senator Mike Braun, defeating the Democratic Party nominees Jennifer McCormick and Terry Goodin. [10]