Mike Braun

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In office; announced the grant at a State Capitol press conference

Indiana sits on a seam between two of America's largest electricity grids, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and PJM Interconnection. Power flows across that border are bottlenecked, forcing operators to burn expensive backup generation and driving up costs for ratepayers across the region. On September 25, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded Indiana $175 million to fix it.

Updated 2 hours ago

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Backed Trump's retribution campaign; after primary results confirmed five incumbents defeated, said redistricting action is too late for 2026 but expected to return in 2027

Congressional maps are normally redrawn once a decade, but Texas broke that convention in August 2025 at President Trump's urging, redrawing its map to target five Democratic-held seats and triggering a chain reaction. On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which had constrained Republican legislatures for decades. Within days, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new map targeting four incumbent Democrats, Alabama called a special redistricting session, Louisiana suspended its upcoming primaries, and Tennessee split Memphis into three Republican-leaning districts.

Updated May 31

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Continuing LEAP development; broke ground on Meta data center

Indiana committed over $23 billion in private investment to a 9,500-acre industrial district in Boone County farmland before solving a basic problem: where the water would come from. The state is advancing a $560 million plan to pipe up to 25 million gallons per day from Indianapolis. The water would supply Eli Lilly's $9 billion pharmaceutical campus and Meta's $10 billion data center complex, despite objections from Indianapolis lawmakers, environmental groups, and hundreds of property owners along the pipeline route.

Updated May 31

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Active proponent of data center development

Amazon is transforming northern Indiana farmland into one of the world's largest artificial intelligence computing hubs. In November 2025, the company announced a $15 billion expansion on top of an $11 billion project already under construction near New Carlisle.

Updated May 27