Mike braun state representative

American businessman and politician (born 1954)

For other people with similar names, see Michael Braun (disambiguation).

Michael Kent^{[citation needed]} Braun (born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 52nd governor of Indiana since 2025.

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A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2019 to 2025 as a United States senator from Indiana and from 2014 to 2017 as the representative for the 63rd district in the Indiana House of Representatives. Braun was elected to the United States Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly.^[2] He was elected governor in 2024, defeating Democratic nominee Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater by a margin of 13.3%^[3], the highest margin in an open seat election for governor since 1980.^[4]

Braun opposes the Affordable Care Act, same-sex marriage, abortion, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

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