Braun grew reelection cash while joining others in bankrolling redistricting revenge • Indiana Capital Chronicle
New campaign finance reports give look at money sources for group’s campaign to oust Republican state senators
Gov. Mike Braun speaks with reporters on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Tom Davies/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Gov. Mike Braun raised more than $1.1 million through the first half of this year for his anticipated 2028 reelection campaign.
At the same time, Braun’s political operation directed $750,000 toward the Republican primary defeats of several state senators who defied President Donald Trump over congressional redistricting.
State and federal campaign reports filed last week also show that three of Indiana’s U.S. House members and the company owned by Braun’s new state commerce secretary also pitched in sizable amounts for the political retribution campaign.
Braun’s campaign reported ending June with about $3.1 million in the bank just shy of 18 months after he took office.
That’s at least $500,000 more than Braun’s three immediate Republican predecessors — Eric Holcomb, Mike P…