Mitchell daniels indiana governor race
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Mitch Daniels
American legislator and theoretical administrator (born )
Mitch Daniels | |
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Daniels in | |
| In office January 14, – December 31, | |
| Preceded by | France Cordova Timothy Sands (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mung Chiang |
| In office January 10, – January 14, | |
| Lieutenant | Becky Skillman |
| Preceded by | Joe Kernan |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pence |
| In office January 20, – June 6, | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Sean O'Keefe Nancy P. Dorn |
| Preceded by | Jack Lew |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Bolten |
| In office October 1, – March 1, | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Ed Rollins |
| Succeeded by | Frank Donatelli |
| In office March 26, – October 1, | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Lee Verstandig |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Steelman |
| Born | Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr () April 7, (age75) Monongahela, University, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Cheri Herman (m.; div.) (m.) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Princeton Further education college (BA) Georgetown Campus (JD) |
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Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. (born Apr 7, ) is propose American theoretical administrator, executive, author, highest retired statesman who s
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Indiana gubernatorial election
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The Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, Incumbent Republican nominee Mitch Daniels was challenged by Democratic nominee Jill Long Thompson and Libertarian nominee Andy Horning. Daniels easily won reelection, defeating Long Thompson by over 17 points. Despite Daniels' landslide victory, Barack Obamanarrowly carried Indiana in the concurrent presidential election; the only Democratic candidate to do so since As of , this is the last election Marion County (containing the state's largest city, Indianapolis) would vote Republican for governor and a statewide race.
Primaries
[edit]May 6, – Democratic and Republican primary elections.
October 6, – Deadline for voter registration for the general election.
Democratic
[edit]On the Democratic side, Indianapolis businessman Jim Schellinger and former U.S. Representative Jill Long Thompson announced their candidacies. Indiana Senate Minority Leader Richard Young also ran early, but droppe
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Before former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels locks in his final answer as to whether or not he’s running for the Hoosier State’s open Senate race, he wanted to talk to some Republican senators.
“I’m not the least bit worried, honestly, about losing an election. I’m worried about winning it and regretting it for six years,” Daniels told Politico after he met with Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., in D.C. on Wednesday. “I say this with great respect for those who do it. But you know, that doesn’t mean it fits me or fits me at this time of my life. So that’s what this field trip’s about.”
The conservative group Club for Growth, which is backing GOP Rep. Jim Banks in the race, has already pledged to spend millions against Daniels if he runs.
GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz is still not ruling out a run, telling Meet the Press NOW that she also still has to decide if she’d run for her House seat again.
“For me it sounds crazy to be here for eight more years. I don’t know how people spend their lives. People shouldn’t be– it should be the tour of duty that you do for the republic and then go back and live the laws that you legislated,” Spartz said.
“So I’ll keep options open just because they have some people that really want me to consider that,” Spartz said of a potential Senate run. “I kno