Mitch Daniels

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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rebecca
Our State assets should not be sold. What the Governor needs to focus on is creating jobs for Indiana citizens, instead of casinos giving people addition problem of gambling, welcoming crimes that is pertaining to casinos activities, like sex trafficking, drugs and violene. Our Governor needs to give Indiana workers hope that their is more positive futurte assets in raising families. He needs to supply more factories of making products from Indiana that is an trademark of productions.
OcHenderson
it's crazy mitches fire sale every thing must go! why sell state assets just say we have a budget surplus?
TRobinson26
I have been at the same job for 25years now. Raised 2 children on my own WITHOUT Child support and making 9-10hr then, and Hey I carried my own insurance on me and my kids, NOT the state! I only received food stamps for a few months because, wow I got a 25cent a hour raise. This was my first incounter with the messed up system. because of our system! Now that I am 52 married and since our economy has fallen, we struggle, husband had to take a lower paying job, parking cars, even though he just graduated a couple years ago from college with a business degree. Nice! We have always worked and try so hard to keep bills paid and keep our home. I have lost one car and am in the process of trying save my van, which is a used 9yr old van, and still paying for it before it dies. NOW I HEAR THAT WHEN MY WORK CLOSES OVER THE DEC/JANUARY MONTHS, which it is hard enough to make my elec/gas (which jumps from 200.00 month to 600+ in the winter months, and that is keeping temp at 60-62), YOU NOW SAY THAT ... I CAN NOT COLLECT THE 3-4 WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYENT THAT... I WORK FOR! Why is it the middle class that feel the rath of Goverment? I work, try hard to pay my bills, barely keep food in the house, because I have to decide on paying a bill, putting gas in vehicle to go to work or buy food. WHAT THE HECK? Explain to me, why do I even want to work, because if I don't, at least the Goverment will give me food, home and medical! Why work? I NEED MY UNEMPLOYEMNT FOR THAT VERY .... SHORT .... TIME!
tmcdaniel1212
Ok i am only 18 and I know what i have to say wont matter but this is a bunch of crap! why would you want to get rid of public schools? Why charter schools? Indiana doesnt need that it would mess everything up i mean im pretty sure there are a lot more people that agree. Why would u take good teachers pay checks and basically wipe ur crap hole with em? i mean thats whats gonna happen if this bill passes so if any of the people have any sense they wont vote for mitch next year.
DeeTaylor
make big wages. I am not a union member, it might have helped. wish I were It takes everything I make to make ends meet. Thanks Mr. Daniels for NOTHING!!
 

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Indiana (change)

 
Hoosier politics stand in the national spotlight as Mitch Daniels and Mike Pence test the presidential waters.
 
Offices & Officials

Governor: Mitch Daniels
Lieutenant Governor: Becky Skillman
State Treasurer: Richard Mourdock