Holcomb Provides Taste of Next Four Years
Eric Holcomb (at podium) and Suzanne Crouch (pictured left) will serve as the next governor and lieutenant governor
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowGovernor-elect Eric Holcomb is providing a glimpse into how he intends to take Indiana "to the next level" over the next four years. The Republican lieutenant governor, defeated Democratic candidate John Gregg Tuesday after a hotly-contested campaign. Holcomb also announced his transition team, which includes Pacers Sports and Entertainment Inc. Vice Chair Jim Morris, WGU Indiana Chancellor Allison Barber and La Porte Mayor Blair Milo.
During a news conference Wednesday in Indianapolis, the governor-elect said he will focus on four main pillars during his time in office.
He says his economic focus will be to continue to build on policies and a state environment he says is attractive to businesses who want to locate to the state. "That’s what we’ve proven to do well over the last decade-plus and we’ll continue to build on that."
Holcomb says he will sit down with members of the Democratic Party in order to "seek input from whatever political jersey you wear" and find the best ideas for moving the state forward. Holcomb also added his administration will include "new faces."
Holcomb told reporters in Indianapolis that he talked with Trump and Pence Tuesday following his victory and credited the next team in the White House with bringing out supportive voters from all political stripes and even some "who I believe never have (voted) before."
The remainder of the Holcomb-Crouch Transition Team includes:
- Co-Chair Earl Goode, who served as chief of staff under former Governor Mitch Daniels.
- Co-Chair Kyle Hupfer, Indiana Mills & Manufacturing Inc. chief administrative officer and general counsel
- Brian Bauer, Lutheran Health Network chief executive officer
- Brian Burdick, managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis office
- Anne Hathaway, Hathaway Strategies president
- Rebecca Holwerda, Northwest Regional Director for U.S. Senator Dan Coats
- Jeff Knight, executive vice president and chief legal counsel for Old National Bank in Evansville
- Jamey Noel, Clark County sheriff
- Ed Simcox, Indiana Energy Association president emeritus
- Becky Skillman, former lieutenant governor
- Jamal Smith, Indianapolis Public Schools district athletic director
- Susana Suarez, Zionsville Town Council president
- Rudy Yakym III, senior vice president of Bradley Co.
During a news conference Wednesday in Indianapolis, Governor-elect Eric Holcomb said he will focus on four main pillars during his time in office.