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Mike Braun
State of Indiana

Mike Braun

Governor
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
66 / 70

Official Profile

Religion: Catholic
Education: Wabash College (BA, Economics, summa cum laude); Harvard Business School (MBA)
Birthplace: Jasper, Indiana
Background: Businessman who built a national auto parts distribution company; U.S. Senator (2019-2025); became 52nd governor in January 2025.
X / Twitter: @braun4indiana
52nd Governor of Indiana (inaugurated Jan 2025). Former US Senator (2019-2025). Won governor's race by 13.3% — highest margin in open-seat IN governor race since 1980. Heritage Action 96% (117th), 100% (118th) as senator. Catholic. Opposes ACA, same-sex marriage, abortion, amnesty. Ranked among most conservative senators. Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity, CPAC. Executive orders banning gender-affirming care for minors, banning biological males from girls' sports, banning CRT/gender ideology discussions in public schools. Self-made businessman (Meyer Distributing). NRA excellent ratings throughout Senate tenure. Family Research Council, National Right to Life, Susan B. Anthony List all gave top ratings.

Category Breakdown

America First

10/10
Candidate only displays the American flag (no foreign flags) in public appearances and communications
TRUE (+2)
Candidate promotes America exclusively and never promotes or defends foreign nations' interests over U.S. interests
TRUE (+2)
Candidate is a U.S.-born citizen with no dual citizenship
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign governments, foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC), or foreign-linked PACs
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports verifiable paper ballots, opposes electronic voting machines, and advocates for election integrity measures including hand-counted audits and voter ID requirements
TRUE (+2)

Marriage

10/10
Candidate affirms marriage is exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God in Scripture
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of homosexual marriage, civil unions, and same-sex relationships as sinful
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports laws that protect biblical marriage and prohibit promotion of homosexuality or gender confusion in schools/public life
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views sexual relations as lawful only within biblical marriage and supports civil penalties against sexual immorality (adultery, fornication, sodomy)
TRUE (+2)

Abortion

10/10
Candidate affirms human life begins at conception; unborn child bears God's image and possesses full personhood/rights under biblical law
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports total abolition of abortion with no exceptions (rape, incest, health of mother)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views elective abortion as murder of the innocent and calls for biblical justice (civil penalties) against it
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects any public funding, subsidies, or legal protections for abortion providers or procedures
TRUE (+2)
Candidate advocates righteous state protection of unborn life as a core duty of government under Reformed covenant theology
TRUE (+2)

Self-Defense & 2A

10/10
Candidate affirms the right to armed self-defense as a God-given natural right and biblical duty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate strongly supports the Second Amendment as an individual right that shall not be infringed for law-abiding citizens
TRUE (+2)
Candidate fully supports Castle Doctrine and Stand-Your-Ground laws, with no duty to retreat when lawfully defending life, family, home, or the innocent
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of gun control legislation (registration, red-flag laws, licensing, bans, or confiscation) that restrict the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views a well-armed citizenry as essential for the preservation of liberty, protection of innocent life, and as a check against tyranny, consistent with Reformed covenant theology and America's Founding principles
TRUE (+2)

Immigration

10/10
Candidate supports closing the border and halting all illegal immigration
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports the removal and deportation of all illegal immigrants
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports protecting Anglo-Saxon breeding stock and demographic continuity
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports preserving multi-generational Anglo-Saxon American heritage
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports immigration policies that protect the historic Anglo-Saxon Christian character of the nation
TRUE (+2)

Education

10/10
Candidate supports absolute parental authority over children's education including homeschool, private, and religious school choice
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes sexually explicit or ideologically subversive materials in school libraries and curriculum
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes Critical Race Theory, DEI mandates, and all forms of Marxist ideology in public schools
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports voluntary prayer, Bible study, and religious expression in public schools without penalty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes compulsory sex education and gender ideology instruction that contradicts parental values
TRUE (+2)

PCH/CBG

6/10
Candidate supports nation self-consciously acting as 'Christian nation' via laws/customs for earthly and heavenly good in Christ
TRUE (+2)
Candidate advocates government promotion/favor of Christianity as true religion over neutrality
Not yet verified
Candidate supports cultural/ethnic particularity and preference for historic Anglo-Saxon/Christian heritage
TRUE (+2)
Candidate believes state should order public life toward Christian principles (e.g., suppress blasphemy)
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects liberal pluralism; wants civil laws explicitly based on Christian moral order
TRUE (+2)

Sources & Evidence

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