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Mike Braun

Governor of Indiana

Mike Braun is the governor of Indiana, a Republican whose term began on January 13, 2025. He served in the U.S. Senate from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025, and before that was an Indiana state representative and a business owner in Jasper.

Public record

Office and sources

Office
Governor of Indiana
Representing
Indiana
Public role
State executive branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 13, 2025
Education
Wabash College (B.A., economics); Harvard Business School (M.B.A.)
  • National Governors Association: Gov. Mike Braun ↗
  • Office of the Governor of Indiana: About Governor Mike Braun ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Senators from Indiana ↗
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Background

Biography

Mike Braun was born on March 24, 1954, in Indiana. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1972, earned an economics degree from Wabash College and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. He returned to Jasper and, after a few years at a kitchen cabinet company, in 1981 took over Meyer Body, a truck equipment company. His official biography says the company grew from a regional business in the early 2000s into a national one with locations in 38 states.

Braun served on his local school board for ten years and was a state representative from 2014 to 2017. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and held the Indiana seat from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025.

His term as governor began on January 13, 2025. His official biography describes him as the 52nd governor of Indiana.

Sources for this biography

  • National Governors Association: Gov. Mike Braun ↗
  • Office of the Governor of Indiana: About Governor Mike Braun ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Senators from Indiana ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

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