Republican Mike Braun will be Indiana’s next governor

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R) won Indiana’s open gubernatorial race. The Associated Press called the race — declaring Braun the winner — by 7 p.m. Nov. 5, just an hour after polling locations across the state closed. Braun won with 54.6% of the votes, continuing Indiana’s more than 20-year Republican rule. “I’m gonna make sure that all of us as Hoosiers prosper,” Braun said in his acceptance speech. “I’m gonna do it with everything I’ve learned in the real world, the tutorial of three years being a state rep, six years in the big house, and we’re gonna take Indiana to places we’ve never seen before.” His career in politics began while serving 10 years on a local school board before becoming an Indiana State Representative from 2014-2017. In 2018, Braun began serving on the U.S. Senate and ranks as one of its most conservative members. Braun’s campaign for Indiana Governor focused primarily on issues such as improving education, banning Critical Race Theory and discussions about sexual orientation and sexuality in schools, increasing law enforcement salaries and making health care affordable. As governor, Braun will serve a four-year term, overseeing the management and functions of various agencies within the Indiana...