Mike Braun
American businessman and politician
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| 2025 | Began serving as the 52nd Governor of Indiana. |
| 2025 | Concludes his term as United States Senator from Indiana. |
| 2024 | Elected Governor of Indiana, defeating Democratic nominee Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater. |
| September 30 2024 | The Braun for Governor campaign released a controversial campaign ad containing an altered image of Democratic opponent Jennifer McCormick, which may have violated Indiana State Law HEA 1133. The campaign later released an updated version with a disclaimer about the image alteration. |
| June 2024 | Republican state convention delegates nominated Micah Beckwith for lieutenant governor, replacing Julie McGuire. |
| May 8 2024 | Braun announced state representative Julie McGuire as his initial choice for lieutenant governor. |
| May 7 2024 | Braun, endorsed by Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for the Indiana gubernatorial election. |
| January 2024 | Mike Braun voted against a resolution by Senator Bernie Sanders that sought to apply human rights provisions to U.S. military aid to Israel. The resolution was ultimately defeated with a vote of 72 to 11. |
| 2023 | Braun was among the 31 Senate Republicans who voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. |
| 2023 | Introduced an amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act to remove all earmarks, which failed to pass. |
| 2022 | Mike Braun publicly expressed support for the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion. |
| November 30 2022 | Mike Braun filed papers with the Indiana Secretary of State to run in the 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election, following months of speculation about his potential candidacy. |
| March 2022 | During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Mike Braun controversially suggested that interracial marriage protections should be left to individual states, sparking significant public backlash. |
| March 2022 | Following immediate criticism for his remarks on interracial marriage, Braun issued a clarifying statement asserting that the Constitution prohibits racial discrimination and condemning racism in all forms. |
| October 2021 | Braun invited suspended Chicago police officers who refused COVID-19 vaccination to work in Indiana, stating that 'plenty of departments are hiring now'. |
| September 2021 | Mike Braun opposed the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies with over 100 employees, characterizing it as the 'biggest overreach by federal government I've seen'. |
| May 2021 | Publicly stated opposition to reforms of qualified immunity, writing that he opposes any changes to the current legal doctrine and federal efforts to reform local police departments. |
| May 28 2021 | Abstained from voting on the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol storming. |
| January 2021 | After the U.S. Capitol attack, Braun withdrew his objection to the electoral vote count and voted to certify the results. |
| January 2 2021 | Braun announced he would vote against counting electoral votes from states won by Biden, attempting to challenge the election results. |
| 2020 | After the violent storming of the Capitol, reversed his position and voted against objections to the election results. |
| 2020 | Defended President Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results after Biden's victory. |
| October 26 2020 | Braun voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. |
| July 2020 | Dropped his police reform bill following an interview with Tucker Carlson and backlash from police unions. |
| June 2020 | Introduced legislation to reform qualified immunity for police officers in response to the murder of George Floyd, aiming to make it easier to sue police officers for constitutional rights violations. |
| May 2020 | Braun blocked Senator Chuck Schumer's resolution to release CDC pandemic guidance, arguing it would hinder the economy. |
| January 2020 | Photographs of Braun and Lev Parnas embracing at a 2018 campaign event were made public during the impeachment of President Trump. |
| December 2019 | Braun declared the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump a 'disaster for Democrats'. |
| October 2019 | Mike Braun became chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, demonstrating his commitment to addressing climate change within the Republican Party. |
| October 2019 | Braun supported Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria, and defended the decision after Turkey launched a military offensive against American-allied Kurds. |
| May 2019 | Braun was one of eight senators who voted against a $19.1 billion emergency aid package for states and territories affected by natural disasters. |
| January 3 2019 | Mike Braun was sworn in as the junior United States senator from Indiana by Vice President Mike Pence. |
| 2018 | Mike Braun expressed support for President Trump's trade and tariff policies, stating that they have 'yielded phenomenal results', marking a shift from his previous stance of supporting free trade policies. |
| 2018 | Campaign received $2.8 million in spending from a political action committee with connections to Lev Parnas, an indicted money launderer. |
| 2018 | Mike Braun won the Republican primary for the United States Senate, defeating U.S. representatives Todd Rokita and Luke Messer by over 56,000 votes, receiving 208,520 votes (approximately 41% of the total). |
| 2018 | Personal finance disclosure listed assets worth between $35 million and $96 million. |
| November 2018 | Braun defeated Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly in the November general election, winning 51% of the vote compared to Donnelly's 45%, with Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton receiving less than 4% of the votes. |
| July 2018 | Called for the resignation of Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill amid allegations of inappropriate behavior towards legislative staffers. |
| 2017 | Mike Braun supported the Republican Party's tax legislation, advocating for tax cuts as a way to stimulate economic growth. |
| 2017 | Completes his term in the Indiana House of Representatives. |
| November 1 2017 | Resigned from the Indiana House of Representatives to focus on his U.S. Senate campaign. |
| 2015 | Braun opposed the Paris climate change agreement, while simultaneously advocating for alternative climate mitigation strategies like reforestation and carbon pricing. |
| 2014 | Begins serving as a representative for the 63rd district in the Indiana House of Representatives. |
| 2012 | Braun switched his political party registration from Democratic to Republican, citing his conservative Republican beliefs. |
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