A former state official announced his bid for Indiana’s 2024 gubernatorial race, getting a three-and-a-half-year head start.
Eric Doden, former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, made his announcement on Thursday. The Fort Wayne Republican served in his previous role under then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence between 2013 to 2015. Pence went on to become vice president.
“With three years before the 2024 Primary, we will work not only to win the Republican nomination for governor, but to ensure that high-caliber Hoosiers who want to make Indiana even better have a chance to do just that,” Doden said, according to the Indianapolis Star.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, handily won reelection in November by a 24-point advantage over his Democratic opponent. He was first elected in 2016.
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Indiana law bars someone from holding the governorship for more than eight years in office, or two terms, in a 12-year period, making Holcomb ineligible to run again after his current term.
