Mike Braun

Mike Braun
Official portrait, 2019
United States Senator from Indiana
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019 Serving with Todd Young
Preceded by	Joe Donnelly
Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Tim Scott
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 63rd district
In office November 5, 2014 – November 1, 2017
Preceded by	Mark Messmer
Succeeded by	Shane Lindauer
Personal details
Born	Michael Kent Braun (1954-03-24) March 24, 1954 (age 70) Jasper, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican (2012–present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (before 2012)
Spouse	Maureen Braun ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	4
Relatives	Steve Braun (brother)
Residence(s)	Jasper, Indiana, U.S.
Education	Wabash College (BA) Harvard University (MBA)
Website	Senate website
Mike Braun's voice Mike Braun on the passing of Representative Jackie Walorski Recorded August 6, 2022

Michael Kent Braun^[1] (/ˈbrɔːn/ BRAWN; born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Indiana since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 63rd district in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017. Braun was elected to the United States Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly.^[2] He is the Republican nominee for governor of Indiana in the 2024 election.

Braun opposes the Affordable Care Act, same-sex marriage, abortion, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. He has called on the Republican Party to take climate change more seriously. He supported President Donald Trump's trade and tariff policies, although he was previously an advocate of free trade. Braun voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Trump refused to concede, making false claims of fraud, Braun defended Trump's efforts to overturn the election results.