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Suzanne Crouch

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
name	Suzanne Crouch
image	170905-Z-PM441-6534 (cropped 2).jpg
office	52nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
governor	Eric Holcomb
term_start	January 9, 2017
term_end	January 13, 2025
predecessor	Eric Holcomb
successor	Micah Beckwith
office1	56th Auditor of Indiana
governor1	Mike Pence
term_start1	January 2, 2014
term_end1	January 9, 2017
predecessor1	Dwayne Sawyer
successor1	Tera Klutz
state_house2	Indiana
district2	78th
term_start2	October 16, 2005
term_end2	January 1, 2014
predecessor2	Vaneta Becker
successor2	Holli Sullivan
birth_date
birth_place	Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
party	Republican
spouse	Larry Downs
children	1
education	Purdue University (BA)

Suzanne Crouch (born February 27, 1952) is an American politician who served as the 52nd lieutenant governor of Indiana, from 2017 to 2025. She previously served as the 56th state auditor of Indiana from 2014 to 2017. In 2024 she ran for governor of Indiana, losing the primary election to U.S. Senator Mike Braun.

A member of the Republican Party, Crouch served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2014. On December 15, 2013, Governor Mike Pence appointed her to serve as the 56th state auditor of Indiana. Crouch was reelected to that position in 2014. She resigned as state auditor following her election as lieutenant governor of Indiana in 2016.

Early life

Crouch graduated from Mater Dei High School in Evansville and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University, majoring in political science. Before serving in local government, Crouch chaired the Vanderburgh County Republican Central Committee for four years. Under her chairship, a majority of Republicans were elected to County Council, the first time in 60 years that Republicans had controlled that body.

County government

County Auditor

Crouch was elected Vanderburgh County Auditor in 1994 and served two terms.

Vanderburgh County Commissioner

In 2002, Crouch was elected to the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners and served as president until the end of her term in 2005. She worked to televise weekly commission meetings and held public hearings to seek the public's input on important issues. While she was president, the commissioners, for the first time, applied and received federal transportation dollars for a local road project.

Indiana State Representative

In 2005 the district 78 seat for state representative was vacated by Vaneta Becker, who had moved to the State Senate to fill the vacated seat of Greg Server. House District 78 contains parts of Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties. Parts of Evansville, Newburgh, Richland, Hatfield, Darmstadt and McCutchanville are in the district. Crouch was elected to fill the position in a caucus by precinct committeemen. She was appointed vice chair of the Public Health Committee in the state legislature. Crouch was challenged in the 2006 Republican primary by conservative activist Jonathan Fulton, but defeated him with 63% of the vote.

Indiana State Auditor

After Indiana State Auditor Dwayne Sawyer resigned in 2013, Crouch was appointed to fill the position. In 2014, after the completion of Sawyer's term, the Republican Party of Indiana officially nominated Crouch for that year's election. On November 4, Crouch was elected by 23 points over Democratic nominee Mike Claytor, with 59.6% of the vote.

Lieutenant governor

2016 election

After Governor Mike Pence was named Donald Trump's running mate in the 2016 presidential election, he had to withdraw from the gubernatorial election. Eric Holcomb, the lieutenant governor of Indiana, was chosen as Republican nominee for governor, and Crouch as the nominee for lieutenant governor.

Electoral history

Indiana State House of Representatives 78th District Republican primary election, 2006
Party
Republican
Republican

Indiana State House of Representatives 78th District election, 2006
Party
Republican

Indiana State House of Representatives 78th District election, 2008
Party
Republican
Democratic

Indiana State House of Representatives 78th District election, 2010
Party
Republican
Democratic

Indiana State House of Representatives 78th District election, 2012
Party
Republican

Indiana Auditor Election, 2014
Party
Republican
Democratic
Libertarian

References

(5 January 2022). "Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch: Biography".
Brandon Smith. (December 16, 2013). "Suzanne Crouch Named Third State Auditor In Five Months". indianapublicmedia.org.
Indiana Secretary of State. "Election Results: Auditor of State".
"Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb picks Suzanne Crouch as running mate".

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