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State:Indiana
Current Office:Governor
Party:Republican Party
“My Man Mitch,” or Mitchell Elias Daniels, Jr., is currently in his second term as the 49th Governor of Indiana.
Daniels has pushed for several so-called “controversial” proposals including the state’s adoption of Daylight Saving Time as well as a 1 percent tax increase on individuals earning more than $100,000 a year.
One of his first duties as governor was to create the Indiana Office of Management and Budget, charging the organization with the task of finding inefficiencies and savings within the state government.
During his gubernatorial campaign, Daniels championed job creation and followed up with the creation of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He instructed the IEDC to “act at the speed of business, not the speed of government” in order to bring new jobs to the state. IEDC has been credited with creating many jobs, but critics argue these jobs have yet to be made available to Hoosiers.
Daniels signed the Healthy Indiana Plan into law in 2007. The legislation provides health care coverage for 132,000 uninsured Hoosiers.
Daniels’ proposed property tax ceiling passed the Indiana House in early 2008 and will go before voters in Indiana later this year.
Speculation surfaced in 2009 that Daniels might be considering a 2012 Presidential bid. Daniels dismissed the idea at the time but indicated he was open to the idea in February 2010.
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QQ much? Greedy unions just want to keep all the power. [looking at you DCB77 ;)]
He screwed it all up? He created a surplus in our state! Our state is one of very few in the US that isn't in debt right now. Please do some research before calling anyone a screw up.
See this is what the people want and the people want to make you hear there voice and listen to what is needed to make this a better world and all you republic freaks who can't seem to make enough crap about how money is needed and all this bullshlocka then if money is a big deal then why dont you contribute some back to the community and actually do your part as govener you didnt get there on your own u got there because of the hundreds of people who voted for you to make this a better state and you screw it all up. Good job
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