Eric Holcomb
Eric Holcomb | |
|---|---|
 Holcomb in 2023 | |
| 51st Governor of Indiana | |
| In office January 9, 2017 – January 13, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Suzanne Crouch |
| Preceded by | Mike Pence |
| Succeeded by | Mike Braun |
| 51st Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office March 3, 2016 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Governor | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Sue Ellspermann |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Crouch |
| Chair of the Indiana Republican Party | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – July 22, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | J. Murray Clark |
| Succeeded by | Tim Berry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Joseph Holcomb May 2, 1968 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Janet Holcomb (m. 2000) |
| Education | Hanover College (BA) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1990–1996 |
Eric Joseph Holcomb (/ˈhoʊlkəm/ HOHL-kəm; born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who served as the 51st governor of Indiana, from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2016 to 2017 as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana under Governor Mike Pence, who left the governorship in 2017 to become the vice president of the United States. Holcomb was nominated to fill the remainder of Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann's term after she resigned on March 2, 2016, to become president of Ivy Tech Community College. He won the 2016 election for governor of Indiana over Democratic nominee John R. Gregg, and was reelected in 2020 over Democratic nominee Woody Myers and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater.