By ASHLEY FOWLER
WISH-TV | wisthv.com
Jennifer McCormick, who served four years as the state’s Republican superintendent of public instruction, has announced her run for governor of Indiana as a Democrat.
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The announcement comes four months after McCormick hinted on Facebook that she was considering a run for governor in 2024.
McCormick filed her official paperwork Thursday morning. Click here to watch McCormick’s announcement from New Castle on WISH-TV’s Facebook page.
In a statement Thursday, McCormick said she’s running for governor because Indiana’s political leaders “have lost sight of the challenges they were elected to solve.”
“They are defunding and politicizing our schools, burdening us with the nation’s highest gas tax, taking our rights away, and standing by as we pay the highest health care costs in the nation. It’s time for a leader who will put Hoosier’s first,” McCormick said. “Together, we can restore common sense and put an end to the divisiveness that’s pulling our state backward.”
McCormick also says her previous statehouse experience will help provide a solid foundation for a term as governor. In 2016, she was elected as the 44th and final state superintendent of public instruction before the Indiana legislature changed the office to an appointed one.
McCormick is currently the only Democratic candidate to formally announce a run for governor, while several others have announced interest in the role.
With Gov. Eric Holcomb unable to run for another term, several Republicans have already announced their 2024 campaigns, including Sen. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, and businessman Eric Doden.
Learn more about the candidate at McCormickForGov.com.