INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Governor-elect Mike Braun announced plans Thursday to restructure Indiana’s executive branch with a new cabinet model.
Braun’s cabinet will include his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith, the superintendent of state police, the adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, and secretaries over eight policy areas.
According to a news release from Braun’s transition team, the goal of the reorganization is to “drive efficiency, accountability, and communication in state government.”
“This new cabinet model will allow us to be laser-focused on delivering results for Hoosiers,” Braun said. “By aligning agencies and reorganizing the executive branch, we can drive accountability for leaders and agencies, promote better coordination and communication between our administration and the Indiana General Assembly, and create efficiency across state government.”
Braun and his running mate, Beckwith, won the general election on Nov. 5 with 54% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jennifer McCormick, who won 41% of the vote.
The restructured cabinet model will be assembled as follows:
Cabinet Position: Secretary of Management and Budget
- Role: Responsible for developing the budget to realize the Governor’s vision, providing management of agencies in finance, technology, and shared services, and serving as operational oversight across secretary verticals
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Department of Administration, Office of Technology, Archives and Records Administration, State Department of Personnel, Inspector General, Public Access Counselor, Office of Administrative Law Proceedings, Ethics Commission, and Management Performance Hub, Public Retirement System, State Budget Agency, State Employees’ Appeals Commission, Department of Local Government Finance, Board of Tax Review, State Board of Accounts, Distressed Unit Appeal Board, Department of Revenue, and Indiana Finance Authority
Cabinet Position: Secretary of Commerce
- Role: Responsible for driving economic opportunity for the state and for Hoosiers
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: (not including quasi-agencies) Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Indiana Destination Development Corporation, Department of Workforce Development, Governor’s Workforce Cabinet, Hoosier Lottery, Ports of Indiana, and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
Cabinet Position: Secretary of Health and Family Services
- Role: Responsible for improving coordination across constituent-facing health and well-being services, addressing public health policy holistically
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Department of Health, Family and Social Services Administration, Department of Child Services, and Department of Veteran Affairs
- Cabinet Position: Secretary of Public Safety
- Role: Responsible for ensuring the safety and security of residents by overseeing law enforcement, emergency preparedness, and public safety policy development
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Department of Corrections, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Law Enforcement Academy, Homeland Security, Office of School Safety, Integrated Public Safety Commission, Parole Board, and Department of Toxicology
Cabinet Position: Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources
- Role: Responsible for driving energy and recreation policy to protect the needs of Hoosiers while pursuing sustainable economic development
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Quality, White River State Park, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Energy Development, Utility Consumer Counselor, and Utility Regulatory Commission
Cabinet Position: Secretary of Education
- Role: Responsible for programming across the full spectrum of education, from Pre-K to college, as aligned with Senator Braun’s agenda
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Board of Education, Charter School Board, Education Employment Relations Board, Commission for Higher Education, Department of Education, Dolly Parton Library, School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and School for the Deaf
Cabinet Position: Secretary of Transportation and Infrastructure
- Role: Responsible for maintaining state’s transportation, infrastructure, and broadband systems to support Indiana’s economic growth and quality of life for Hoosiers
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Department of Transportation, Northwest IN Regional Development Authority, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and Broadband Office
Cabinet Position: Secretary of Business Affairs
- Role: Responsible for managing the state’s regulatory framework, ensuring that businesses and industries operate safely, ethically, and efficiently
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Department of Insurance, Department of Financial Institutions, Department of Labor, Civil Rights Commission and Commission for Women, Workers Compensation Board, Professional Licensing Agency, Gaming Commission, Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, Horse Racing Commission, Office of Indiana State Chemist and Seed Commissioner, and Board of Animal Health
Cabinet Position: Lieutenant Governor
- Role: Serves as president of the Indiana Senate and assumes the role of Governor, should the sitting Governor be unable to fulfill the duties of office or if the office falls vacant due to death
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the Office of Community and Rural Affairs
Cabinet Position: Superintendent of the State Police
- Role: Serves as executive head of the Indiana State Police (ISP) and handles oversight of the ISP and its operations
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: The Indiana State Police
Cabinet Position: Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard
- Role: Serves as commander of the Indiana National Guard and provides essential administrative functions related to legislative and legal affairs, contracting, purchasing and accounting, facilities management, human resources and youth education
- Reporting Offices and Agencies: Indiana Guard Reserve, the Ceremonial Unit, Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy, Readiness Centers, State Armory Board and the state’s relationship with Camp Atterbury, Muscatatuck Training Center and the Ivy Tech Cyber Academy at Muscatatuck
