RepublicanMike Braun
Governor · Indiana
Governor of Indiana. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Braun
14 tracked promises, 3 rated
Indiana
Represents Indiana statewide
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$988K14%
- Large individual (itemized)$5.4M75%
- PAC / committee$770K11%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+59 · based on 3 rated promises
- Partial 2
- Championed 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2025 · 3 rated promisesThe line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.
| Date | Integrity Score |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 50 |
| Jul 2026 | 60 |
| Jul 2026 | 59 |
| now | 59 (current, held from last rating) |
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept3
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
14 promises across 11 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Property Taxes3
- Agriculture2
- Education / School Choice1
- Education / Teacher Pay1
- Government Efficiency / Deregulation1
- Government Operations1
- Government Transparency1
- Healthcare Costs1
- Immigration1
- Public Safety1
- Taxes / Seniors1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)750%
- Reputable news750%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
14 tracked promises
“Overhaul the homestead deduction so every homeowner with an assessed value over $125,000 can deduct 60 percent of their home's assessed value from their tax bill.”
“Cap annual growth in property tax bills at 2% for seniors, low-income Hoosiers, and families with children under 18, and 3% for all other property owners.”
“Establish a Property Tax Transparency Portal that lets taxpayers compare their current tax bill against potential changes under proposed tax rates.”
“Cut property taxes for Hoosier homeowners, farmers, and businesses and cap the annual increase in tax bills, delivering property tax relief as the central plank of his Freedom and Opportunity Agenda.”
“Ensure Indiana is not a safe haven for illegal immigration, directing state and local law enforcement to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (ICE / 287(g) agreements).”
“Lower health care costs by requiring price transparency, stopping anti-competitive practices, and ending surprise medical billing.”
“Enact universal school choice in Indiana.”
“Raise the minimum salary for public school teachers by $5,000.”
“Cut at least a quarter of state government regulations, requiring agencies to reduce their regulatory burden by 25% by January 1, 2029.”
“Improve Indiana State Police recruitment and retention with competitive salaries, cost-of-living adjustments, and more comprehensive benefits.”
“Provide state tax relief on seniors' retirement income.”
“Return state government employees to in-person work at the office by July 1, 2025.”
“Create a tax credit for retiring farmers who pass their farms on to the next generation.”
“Create tax-advantaged Farm Savings Accounts to help farmers stabilize their income during bad crop years.”
Positions on record
11 positions on recordThe record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.
- Government TransparencyStated position
Establish a Property Tax Transparency Portal that lets taxpayers compare their current tax bill against potential changes under proposed tax rates.
SourcesMike Braun for Indiana (campaign site)· archivedView position & sources → - AgricultureStated position
Create a tax credit for retiring farmers who pass their farms on to the next generation.
SourcesWBIWView position & sources → - Government Efficiency / DeregulationStated position
Cut at least a quarter of state government regulations, requiring agencies to reduce their regulatory burden by 25% by January 1, 2029.
SourcesWBIWState of Indiana (IN.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Public SafetyStated position
Improve Indiana State Police recruitment and retention with competitive salaries, cost-of-living adjustments, and more comprehensive benefits.
SourcesWBIWView position & sources → - Property TaxesStated position
Cut property taxes for Hoosier homeowners, farmers, and businesses and cap the annual increase in tax bills, delivering property tax relief as the central plank of his Freedom and Opportunity Agenda.
SourcesOffice of the Governor of Indiana (IN.gov)· archivedWBIWView position & sources → - Taxes / SeniorsStated position
Provide state tax relief on seniors' retirement income.
SourcesWBIWView position & sources → - Education / Teacher PayStated position
Raise the minimum salary for public school teachers by $5,000.
SourcesWBIWView position & sources → - Education / School ChoiceStated position
Enact universal school choice in Indiana.
SourcesWBIWView position & sources → - Healthcare CostsStated position
Lower health care costs by requiring price transparency, stopping anti-competitive practices, and ending surprise medical billing.
SourcesWBIWView position & sources → - ImmigrationStated position
Ensure Indiana is not a safe haven for illegal immigration, directing state and local law enforcement to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (ICE / 287(g) agreements).
SourcesWBIWState of Indiana (IN.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Government OperationsStated position
Return state government employees to in-person work at the office by July 1, 2025.
SourcesState of Indiana (IN.gov)· archivedView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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