Back مايك براون (سياسي) Arabic Mike Braun Czech Mike Braun German Mike Braun Spanish مایک بران FA Mike Braun Finnish Mike Braun French מייק בראון (פוליטיקאי) HE Mike Braun Hungarian Mike Braun ID
Mike Braun | |
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| Governor-elect of Indiana | |
| Assuming office January 13, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Micah Beckwith (elect) |
| Succeeding | 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 | 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 is the governor-elect of Indiana. 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. Braun was elected to the United States Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly.[2] He was then elected governor in 2024, defeating Democratic nominee Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater.
Braun opposes the Affordable Care Act, same-sex marriage, abortion, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. He has called on the Republican Party to take climate change more seriously. He supported President Donald Trump's trade and tariff policies, although he was previously an advocate of free trade. Braun voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Trump refused to concede, making false claims of fraud, Braun defended Trump's efforts to overturn the election results.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2018 Election Results, News, Candidates & Polls". NBC News. Retrieved May 9, 2018.