A spokesman for former Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign denied reports on Monday that the Republican had filed to run for president in 2024, responding to an apparent hoax after screenshots of a Federal Election Commission posting began to circulate.
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Fort Wayne businessman Eric Doden all enter the race with at least $1 million in their campaign coffers, with more than 17 months left to raise substantially more before the May primary in 2024.
The outspoken political commentator and editor of IndyPolitics.org, plans to create an exploratory committee as he considers a potential run for Indianapolis mayor as a Republican.
Beech Grove Mayor Dennis Buckley announced Wednesday that he will serve out his current term, which ends Jan. 1, 2024, and then retire from public service.
It also remains unclear whether Holcomb will seek a new political office after he concludes his second term as governor.
Surrounded by 70 of his friends, family members, donors and supporters, Indiana Sen. Mike Braun kicked off his 2024 gubernatorial bid on Monday at Prime 47 steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis.
Nelson, a 19-year Carmel resident, is the first Democrat to enter the race to succeed seven-term Republican Mayor Jim Brainard.
Crouch will be seeking the Republican nomination to succeed Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, who is barred by law from seeking a third consecutive term.
Jane Burgess, a 20-year Zionsville resident, is the second Republican to announce a run for the May 3 primary election.
Indiana Election Division results show Hoosier voters turned out at the lowest rates in Decatur, Tippecanoe and Marion counties.
Black clergy, who often carry significant influence with African American voters, say it’s time for a Black mayor. But several told IBJ they are not prepared to say the Black faith community will support any of the Black candidates over Hogsett until they learn more about them.
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun has ended months of speculation over whether he planned to run for Indiana governor in 2024 rather than seek a second term in the Senate.
Community engagement consultant Gregory Meriweather on Tuesday officially formed a campaign committee to seek the Democratic nomination for mayor of Indianapolis, setting up a contested primary against incumbent Mayor Joe Hogsett and State Rep. Robin Schackleford.
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana is approaching a decision about whether to make a run at replacing Gov. Eric Holcomb, who can’t seek reelection in 2024 because of term limits.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced his third bid for reelection Tuesday evening at the Indianapolis City Market. He said he wants a another term so he can accomplish goals that the pandemic derailed.
The announcement comes just a week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans and will force the party to decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection.
Hogsett announced Tuesday night that he will seek a third term, setting the stage for a Democratic primary contest against Robin Shackleford, now a state representative.
The move sets up a primary battle with Carmel City Council President Kevin “Woody” Rider, who said in September that he would run to lead Indiana’s fifth-largest city.
The intensifying Republican dominance of statewide politics and heightened Democrat popularity in Indianapolis raise questions about how or when the opposing party can ever win a statewide or citywide seat.
Politicos on both sides of the aisle continue to watch a series of narrow wins across the state, which could grow or diminish the Republican supermajority.
