{"id":2004130,"date":"2023-08-17T18:45:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T22:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-brad-chambers-joins-packed-indiana-governor-race\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T22:46:12","slug":"republican-brad-chambers-joins-packed-indiana-governor-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-brad-chambers-joins-packed-indiana-governor-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Chambers, a Republican, enters crowded Indiana governor race."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-brad-chambers-joins-packed-indiana-governor-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Race for Indiana Governor&#8217;s Office Heats Up<\/h2>\n<p>The former Indiana secretary of commerce has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the state&#8217;s 2024 governor&#8217;s race, adding\u200c to an already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowsers-petty-hypocritical-tyranny-must-stop\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s Petty, Hypocritical Tyranny Must Stop\">crowded field<\/a>\u200b of Republican contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Chambers, who recently stepped down from his position with the state, wasted no\u2062 time in launching \u200dhis campaign to succeed Gov. Eric Holcomb (R-IN), who \u200dis term-limited and unable to seek reelection\u2062 in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs Indiana\u2019s Secretary of Commerce,\u200d the\u2063 last two years, I have witnessed firsthand how important \u200cleadership, vision, urgency,\u2062 and aspiration \u200bare\u200d to the future of Indiana,\u201d Chambers said in a news release. \u201cI am running for Governor because I want \u200bHoosiers of today and Hoosiers \u200cof tomorrow to believe that Indiana offers an opportunity for an excellent life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chambers, who led the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) for two years, joins a growing list of Republican\u200c candidates vying for the governor&#8217;s seat. This includes Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Sen. Mike Braun,\u2062 and\u2062 former Attorney General Curtis Hill. Notably, Chambers is also joined by Eric Doden, another former head of the IEDC.<\/p>\n<p>On the Democratic\u2064 side, former Indiana state schools superintendent\u200b Jennifer McCormick is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-brad-chambers-joins-packed-indiana-governor-race\/\" title=\"Brad Chambers, a Republican, enters crowded Indiana governor race.\">sole active potential candidate<\/a> for the state&#8217;s top \u2062political position,\u200c having launched her campaign in May.<\/p>\n<p>Chambers&#8217; candidacy marks the second Holcomb administration official to enter the\u2063 race, following Crouch&#8217;s campaign launch in December\u200d 2022. However, Gov. Holcomb has made it clear that he will not be endorsing any candidate at this \u200dtime.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m under no timeline myself, and\u2064 that would be the only timeline\u2063 I\u2019d hold myself to, my\u200b own,\u201d Holcomb stated. \u201cBut I\u2019ll give everyone the space that they need to\u2064 define their candidacy\u200b and \u2063share who they are, share their \u2064plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The governorship in \u2063Indiana has historically been a Republican stronghold, with the party aiming to \u200bmaintain its hold on the office. The last time a Democrat held the position \u200cwas in 2004\u2062 when then-incumbent Gov. \u2064Joe Kernan\u200c lost the election to Republican Gov. \u200dMitch Daniels. Currently, the Republican Party controls the offices\u200d of the secretary of state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>, and both chambers of the\u200c state legislature in Indiana.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Where Trump, DeSantis,\u2062 and Rest of Republican 2024 Field\u2064 Stand on\u2062 Big Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Indiana secretary of commerce, Brad Chambers, joins the 2024 governor&#8217;s race, amidst a crowded Republican field. Chambers resigned from his state role and is now campaigning to replace term-limited Gov. Eric Holcomb (R-IN). 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