INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Mike Braun was inaugurated as Indiana's 52nd governor Monday, replacing two-term Republican Eric Holcomb.
Micah Beckwith was sworn in alongside Braun, becoming the state's new lieutenant governor. Attorney General Todd Rokita was also sworn in Monday, beginning his second term in that office.
Braun and Beckwith were elected in November after defeating his two opponents: Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater. The Republican ticket won 54% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, well ahead of the 41% and 4% for McCormick and Rainwater respectively.
Republicans have controlled the Governor's mansion since Mitch Daniels was elected in 2004.
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Governor Braun was previously Senator Braun, serving one term representing Indiana in the senate before running for the governorship. In Congress, Braun was considered the sixth-most reliable Republican in the Senate, according to the Center for Effective Lawmaking.
Braun ran his campaign on a slate of conservative issues, focusing on tax reform, specifically property taxes, as well as reforming health care.
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A Jasper, Indiana native, Braun started as an entrepreneur, founding Meyer Distributing. He married his high school sweetheart, Maureen, and the two are parents of four children and seven grandchildren.
