Mike Braun | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Governor-elect of Indiana | |
| Assuming office January 13, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Micah Beckwith |
| Succeeding | Eric Holcomb |
| United States Senator from Indiana | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 Serving with Todd Young | |
| Preceded by | Joe Donnelly |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Scott |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| In office November 5, 2014 – November 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Messmer |
| Succeeded by | Shane Lindauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Kent Braun March 24, 1954 Jasper, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Maureen Braun |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Steve Braun (brother) |
| Residence(s) | Jasper, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Wabash College (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
Michael Kent Braun (born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician who is the governor-elect of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the junior United States senator from Indiana since 2019 and previously represented the 63rd district in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017. Braun was elected to the United States Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly.[1] He was then elected governor in 2024, defeating Democratic nominee Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater.
Braun opposes the Affordable Care Act, same-sex marriage, abortion, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. He has called on the Republican Party to take climate change more seriously. He supported President Donald Trump's trade and tariff policies, although he was previously an advocate of free trade. Braun voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Trump refused to concede, making false claims of fraud, Braun defended Trump's efforts to overturn the election results.
- ^ "2018 Election Results, News, Candidates & Polls". NBC News. Retrieved May 9, 2018.