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The lieutenant governor of Indiana is a constitutional office in the US state of Indiana. Republican Micah Beckwith, who assumed office January 13, 2025, is the incumbent.The office holder's constitutional roles are to serve as the president of the Indiana Senate, become acting governor during the incapacity of the governor, and become governor should the incumbent governor resign, die in ...
In 2023, Beckwith announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor of Indiana in the 2024 election. [5] Beckwith faced Julie McGuire for the nomination, and won with 891 votes against McGuire's 828. [6] He won the election on a ticket with U.S. senator Mike Braun, defeating the Democratic Party nominees Jennifer McCormick and Terry Goodin. [7]
The original 1816 Constitution of Indiana provided for the election of a governor and a lieutenant governor every three years, limited to six years out of any nine-year period. [12] The second and current constitution of 1851 lengthened terms to four years and set the commencement of the governor's term on the second Monday in the January ...
Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch walks along Market Street on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Indianapolis near the Indiana Statehouse. Earlier in the day, Crouch announced her run for governor of ...
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, an Indiana Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks with constituents, Thursday, April 4, 2024, during a listening session about the LEAP District at the Witham Pavilion ...
Suzanne Crouch (born February 27, 1952) is an American politician who served as the 52nd lieutenant governor of Indiana, from 2017 to 2025. She previously served as the 56th state auditor of Indiana from 2014 to 2017. In 2024 she ran for governor of Indiana, losing the primary election to U.S. Senator Mike Braun.
IndyStar interviewed each candidate for Indiana governor with the same set of questions. Here's how Republican Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch responded.
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, he or she is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor, not succeeding ...