Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is the 51st and current governor of Indiana, having taken office in 2017. He was the Republican Party’s 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 under Governor Mike Pence, who departed the government in 2017 to become the United States’ vice president.
Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann resigned on March 2, 2016, to become president of Ivy Tech Community College, and Holcomb was nominated to fill the remainder of her term.
He defeated Democratic nominee John R. Gregg in the 2016 election for governor of Indiana. Holcomb was re-elected in 2020, defeating Democratic candidate Woody Myers and Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater.
Who is Janet Holcomb, wife of Eric Holcomb?
Indiana’s 51st Governor, Eric Holcomb, is married to First Lady Janet Holcomb. She grew raised on a horse farm in Muncie, Indiana, and her first love was horses and ponies. Janet rode competitively and enjoyed competing in 4-H and area events.
She also developed an early interest in the arts, particularly sketching, and went on to earn her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine arts at Ball State University. She was involved in a variety of student organizations and belonged to a sorority.
Janet worked as a graduate assistant at the David Owsley Museum of Art while pursuing her master’s degree at Ball State.
Janet Holcomb manages a family company in Madison County, Indiana. They have no children, but Henry Holcomb, their miniature schnauzer, is known as the “First Dog of Indiana.”
