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Indiana GOP Sen. Mike Braun won’t seek reelection as he launches bid for governor

Republican Sen. Mike Braun announced Monday his campaign to become Indiana’s next governor in 2024, and said he will not seek reelection to a second term in Congress.

Shortly after the announcement, Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana said he is “strongly considering” a bid for the Senate seat in 2024.

Mr. Braun, a multimillionaire businessman who foreshadowed his run last week by filing candidacy papers, is hoping to succeed GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb, who is term-limited.

“I’m a Main Street businessman, not a politician, and I want every Hoosier to have a chance at the American dream that I built here in Indiana,” Mr.