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'''Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr.''' (born April 7, 1949) is the [[Republican]] [[Governor]] of [[Indiana]]. He began his four-year term as Indiana's 49th Governor on January 10, 2005 and was elected to his second term on November 4, 2008. Previously he served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under the [[Bush administration]].  

'''Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr.''' (born April 7, 1949) is the [[Republican]] [[Governor]] of [[Indiana]]. He began his four-year term as Indiana's 49th Governor on January 10, 2005 and was elected to his second term on November 4, 2008. Previously he served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under the [[Bush administration]].  

==Record as Governor==

==Record as Governor==

Daniels inherited a $645 million budget shortfall. In his first two years in office Daniels had taken successful (but some controversial) steps to improve the [[economy]]. He created the private Indiana Economic Development Corporation to replace a government-run agency, and created the state's first Office of Management and Budget. Within a year Indiana had it's first balanced budget in eight years and the state had an annual surplus of $370 million.

Daniels inherited a $645 million budget shortfall. In his first two years in office Daniels had taken successful (but some controversial) steps to improve the [[economy]]. He created the private Indiana Economic Development Corporation to replace a government-run agency, and created the state's first Office of Management and Budget. Within a year Indiana had it's first balanced budget in eight years and the state had an annual surplus of $370 million. In 2005, Daniels endorsed switching Indiana's central time zone to an eastern time zone, saying that businesses' outside of the state couldn't keep track of what time it was in Indiana. <ref>http://www2.indystar.com/articles/5/207646-7265-253.html</ref>

 

Daniels established the 10-year "major moves" transportation plan that privatized the Indiana Toll Road, the largest privatization of public infrastructure in United States history. Some of Daniels policies were rejected by the general assembly, such as a plan to privatize the Hoosier Lottery and a 1% increase in the sales tax in return for a cap on property taxes. Governor Daniels was easily reelected in 2008 by a 58%-40% margin, despite Democrat [[Barack Obama]] winning Indiana's 11 electoral votes in the presidential election. Some Republican leaders have urged Daniels to run for the Presidency in 2012, although he has remained reluctant.  

==Reference==

==External links==

[http://www.in.gov/gov/2635.htm Biography]

[http://www.in.gov/gov/2635.htm Official Website]

[[Category:Politicians]]

[[Category:Politicians]]