Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Mike Braun
Mike Braun | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 52nd Governor of Indiana | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Micah Beckwith |
| Preceded by | Eric Holcomb |
| United States Senator from Indiana | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Donnelly |
| Succeeded by | Jim Banks |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| In office November 5, 2014 – November 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Messmer |
| Succeeded by | Shane Lindauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Kent Braun March 24, 1954 Jasper, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2012–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2012)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen Braun |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Steve Braun (brother) |
| Education | Wabash College (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
Michael Kent Braun (born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician who has been the 52nd Governor of Indiana since 2025. Braun was the United States Senator of Indiana from 2019 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party.
He was born in Jasper, Indiana. Braun studied at Wabash College and at Harvard Business School. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017, representing the 63rd District.
In August 2017, Braun announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate.[2] In November 2018, Braun defeated incumbent Senator Joe Donnelly.[3]
After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Trump did not accept his defeat, Braun defended Trump's efforts to overturn the election results and his claims of election fraud.
In September 2022, it was reported that Braun would not run for re-election to the Senate and instead run for Governor of Indiana in the 2024 election. In November 2022, he officially announced his candidacy for Indiana governor.[4] He won the election in November 2024.
- ↑ Bradner, Eric (May 6, 2018). "A leading candidate in Indiana's GOP primary was considered a 'hard Democrat' by his own party". CNN. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
One of the top candidates in Indiana's GOP primary was labeled in the Republican National Committee's voter files as a "hard Democrat" as recently as December. ... Braun's voting record shows Braun took a Democratic ballot in some of the highest-profile primary battles the party has had in Indiana in recent decades -- and skipped the most hotly contested GOP statewide races. Braun voted in the Democratic primaries in 1992, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2008 -- which were largely solidly Democratic election years. He skipped the primary in 1994, 2000, 2002 and 2010 -- all strong Republican years.
- ↑ "Braun enters GOP Senate race". The Journal Gazette. August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Slodysko, Brian (2018-11-07). "GOP businessman defeats Democratic Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly". Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ↑ Wright, Alex Rogers,David (2022-11-30). "GOP Sen. Mike Braun files to run for Indiana governor in 2024, setting up open Senate race | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Previous Page Next Page
