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Full Name Eric Joseph Holcomb Born May 2, 1968 (age 48)Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. ( 1968-05-02 ) Office Governor of Indiana since 2017 Books Leading the Revolution: Lessons from the Mitch Daniels Era Similar John R Gregg, Suzanne Crouch, Mike Pence, Mitch Daniels, Todd Young Profiles | ||
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Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who serves as the 51st and current Governor of Indiana since January 2017. Prior to his election to the governorship, he was also the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Indiana under Governor Mike Pence, now the 48th and current Vice President of the United States. He was nominated to fill the remainder of Sue Ellspermann's term. Ellspermann resigned on March 2, 2016, to become president of Ivy Tech Community College. Holcomb is a member of the Republican Party, and successfully ran for Governor of Indiana in the 2016 election against previous 2012 Democratic nominee John R. Gregg.
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- Career
- 2016 gubernatorial election
- Governor of Indiana
- Personal life
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Eric holcomb to be sworn in as indiana governor monday
Career
Holcomb graduated from Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, in 1990. While at Hanover, he became a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, and served as Chapter President. He served in the United States Navy for six years as an intelligence officer. He was stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, and in Lisbon, Portugal. He began working for John Hostettler, a member of the United States House of Representatives, in 1997. In 2000, Holcomb ran for the Indiana House of Representatives against John Frenz, but was defeated by Frenz.
Holcomb served as an advisor to Mitch Daniels, the Governor of Indiana, beginning in 2003. He became Chairman of the Indiana Republican Party in 2010. In 2013, he resigned to become the state Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Dan Coats. When Coats announced that he would not run for re-election to the Senate in the 2016 election in March 2015, Holcomb announced his intention to run.
2016 gubernatorial election
In February 2016, Holcomb withdrew from the Senate race. Days later, Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann announced she would resign her post, and Governor Mike Pence chose Holcomb to succeed her and serve as his running mate in the 2016 gubernatorial election. Holcomb was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor on March 3.
After Pence withdrew from the gubernatorial race to be Donald Trump's running mate in the 2016 presidential election, Holcomb ended his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in order to seek the gubernatorial nomination. The Indiana State Republican Committee selected Holcomb to replace Pence as their gubernatorial nominee. Holcomb defeated the Democratic nominee, former Indiana House Speaker John R. Gregg, by 51.4% to 45.4%, to become the next Governor of Indiana.
Governor of Indiana
Holcomb was sworn into office on January 9, 2017. In his first month in office, his focus has been on the five parts of his "Next Level" Agenda: 1) cultivating a strong and diverse economy by growing Indiana as a magnet for jobs, 2) creating a 20-year plan to fund roads and bridges, 3) developing a 21st century skilled and ready workforce, 4) attacking the drug epidemic, and 5) delivering great government service. In his first State of the State address, Holcomb emphasized the need to fix state roads, address the drug epidemic, and train workers.
Personal life
Holcomb's wife, Janet, runs a family business in Madison County, Indiana.