Indiana Lt. Gov. Crouch joins Sen. Braun in governor’s race
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Lt. Gov. Braun filed paperwork on Nov. 30 with state election officials allowing him to raise money for the governor’s race, a move that will forego him seeking another Senate term in 2024. Crouch, 70, said her campaign to become Indiana’s first female governor would highlight her decade as a local government official in Evansville before joining the Legislature in 2005. State Democratic Chairman Mike Schmuhl said Crouch shared blame for Indiana’s poor national rankings in areas such as schools, pollution levels and maternal mortality. U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, who unsuccessfully sought a top House Republican position last month, and U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz have both said they are considering seeking the GOP nomination for Braun’s Senate seat.