Eric Holcomb | |
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.jpeg) Holcomb in 2021 | |
| 51st Governor of Indiana | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Suzanne Crouch |
| Preceded by | Mike Pence |
| 51st Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office March 3, 2016 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Governor | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Sue Ellspermann |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Crouch |
| Chair of the Indiana Republican Party | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – July 22, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | J. Murray Clark |
| Succeeded by | Tim Berry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Joseph Holcomb May 2, 1968 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Janet Holcomb |
| Residence | Governor's Residence |
| Education | Hanover College (BA) |
| Website | Government website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1990–1996 |
Eric Joseph Holcomb (/ˈhoʊlkəm/ HOHL-kəm;[1] born May 2, 1968)[2] is an American politician who has served since 2017 as the 51st governor of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 under Governor Mike Pence, who left the governorship in 2017 to become the vice president of the United States. Holcomb was nominated to fill the remainder of Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann's term after she resigned on March 2, 2016, to become president of Ivy Tech Community College.[3] He won the 2016 election for governor of Indiana over Democratic nominee John R. Gregg. Holcomb was reelected in 2020 over Democratic nominee Woody Myers and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater.[4]
- ^ Exactly Eric Holcomb TV Ad. All Political Ads. September 21, 2016. Event occurs at 00:06. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb (R-Indiana) biography". capwiz.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ Slodysko, Bryan (February 18, 2016). "Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann to resign March 2 in expected move". The Indianapolis Star. The Associated Press. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Republican Holcomb wins reelection as Indiana governor". WISH-TV. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.