Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor on Saturday, instead nominating Micah Beckwith, a podcasting pastor with…
Mike Braun, who is leaving the Senate, endorsed state Rep. Julie McGuire for his running mate when he became the GOP nominee for governor. But during Saturday’s state Republican Party convention, delegates instead chose pastor Micah Beckwith.Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor on Saturday, instead nominating Micah Beckwith, a podcasting pastor with far-right views, to be Braun’s running mate.
Braun had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and campaigned largely on national issues such as immigration. Trump made a surprise endorsement Thursday night for McGuire ahead of the convention, indicating Beckwith’s campaign had some teeth. Beckwith, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress from central Indiana in 2020, actively campaigned for lieutenant governor for a year, courting delegates months ahead of the convention. He is known for his far-right stances on gender, sexuality and abortion. He cast himself as a political outsider who would keep the governor’s office in check, limit property taxes and oppose school efforts to support the LGBTQ+ community. in part by repeatedly pushing a complete ban on abortion.
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