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Pence picks Ellspermann as running mate

State Representative Sue Ellspermann
Indiana General Assembly
State Representative Sue Ellspermann

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence announced Monday that Sue Ellspermann will be his running mate in the fall.

Pence first unveiled his choice in the small DuBois County town of Ferdinand, Ellspermann’s home town.

Ellspermann has served a single term in the state House of Representatives. Prior to her election in 2010, she was the founding director of a research center at the University of Southern Indiana.

Her experience in the private sector includes 20 years running her own consulting firm.  The former engineer also spent time at General Motors, Michelin and Frito-Lay.

Both the Pence campaign and 9th District Congressman Todd Young released statements touting Ellspermann’s job creation prospects as lieutenant governor.

Republican party delegates must still confirm Ellspermann as the lieutenant governor nominee at the state convention next month.

Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.