Indiana GOP Chair Resigns After Democrats Break Supermajority

Indiana Republican Party Chair Lana Keesling resigned Thursday, less than two years after taking the role, following major Democratic gains in the state’s recent elections. Democrats won statewide offices, unseated U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz and flipped at least 21 Republican-held legislative seats, breaking the GOP’s supermajority and bringing its House majority close to an end. Vice Chair Jim Johnson is serving as interim chair while the state party committee searches for a permanent successor. Keesling thanked Gov. Mike Braun, party officials, volunteers and staff in her resignation statement but did not cite the election losses as a reason for leaving. Braun called the results an opportunity to strengthen the party and focus on issues affecting Indiana families.