Eric J. Holcomb

Eric J. Holcomb REPRepublican

Governor

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Eric J. HolcombREPRepublican Governor
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INResidence (state)

Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) 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. 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.

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Campaign Funding

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$458,418
Total Raised
$458,418
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Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education4 - 4 of 2
Hanover College
Pike High School
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Governor
State of Indiana
2017 - Current
Lieutenant Governor
State of Indiana
2016 - 2017
State Chief of Staff
United States Senator Dan Coats
2013 - 2015
Campaign Manager
Mitch Daniels for Governor
2007 - 2008
Office Manager
Senior Staff, United States Congressman John Hostettler
1999 - 2000
Campaign Manager
Friends of John Hostettler
1998
Yeoman
United States Navy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) War Headquarters
1994 - 1997
Yeoman
United States Navy, Squadron VS-27
1991 - 1994
Author
"Leading the Revolution"
Other Experience1 - 18 of 18
Member
National Federation of Independent Business
Current
Member
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Board
Current
Member
Indianapolis World War II Round Table
Current
Member
Indiana Farm Bureau
Current
Member
American Legion, Post 777
Current
Member
Jobs for America's Graduates Board of Directors
Current
Policy Chair
Republican Governors Association
Current
State Chair
Indiana Republican Party
2011 - 2013
Member
Friends of Terry Mooney for Mayor Campaign Committee
1999
Former Chair
Jobs for America's Graduates
Former Member
Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous Committee
Former Member
Vincennes Kiwanis Board
Former Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1157
Former Member
Old Northwest Territory Corporation Board
Former Member
Knox County Pachyderm Club
Former Member
Vincennes Historical & Antiquarian Society
Former Member
Library of Congress Local Legacy Project
Participant
Leadership Knox County
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