Despite Indiana's strong record of second
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Women have never held Indiana’s top office, but their streak as the state’s second-in-command appears to be going strong heading into the fall elections.
Indiana is one of 18 states to never elect a woman as governor, according to the Rutgers Center for American Women in Politics, even as four of the state’s past five lieutenant governors have been women. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick will face an uphill battle against U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who soundly defeated Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch in this week’s competitive and expensive gubernatorial GOP primary.
The day after his victory, Braun announced state Rep. Julie McGuire as his pick for lieutenant governor. If party delegates back her, McGuire will become the latest female number two in Indiana.
“Braun is likely to be the next governor, the selection of McGuire kind of continues that legacy,” said Laura Merrifield Wilson, a professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis. “Always lieutenant governor — that’s a woman. But never a female governor.”
Related articles
Trump responds to guilty verdict by falsely blasting 'rigged trial'
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and buil2024-06-03Dallas Stars clinch top seed in Western Conference by getting to overtime against Blues
DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson, coach Pete DeBoer and the Central Division champion Dallas Stars took2024-06-03Iran stages huge parade of weapons and goose
Iran has staged a huge parade of weapons and goose-stepping troops in a show of strength to the West2024-06-03Takeaways from AP's story on the BP oil spill medical settlement's shortcomings
When the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in 2010 and spewed many millions of gallons of o2024-06-03Water begins to flow again in downtown Atlanta after outage that began Friday
ATLANTA (AP) — Water pressure was returning to downtown Atlanta and nearby neighborhoods on Sunday a2024-06-03Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza
PARIS (AP) — Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo2024-06-03
atest comment