FILE - Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch speaks during a Republican Indiana gubernatorial candidate forum in Carmel, Ind., Jan. 25, 2024. Four of the past five lieutenant governors in Indiana have been women. But none have successfully won the state's top executive office, including Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch who came in a distant second to U.S. Sen. Mike Braun in the state's competitive and expensive gubernatorial GOP primary. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
FILE - State Rep. Julie McGuire partakes in the first legislative session of the year Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. The day after his gubernatorial primary victory, U.S. Sen. Mike Braun announced state Rep. Julie McGuire as his pick for lieutenant governor. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP, File)
FILE - Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., speaks during a Republican Indiana gubernatorial candidate forum in Carmel, Ind., Jan. 25, 2024. The day after his primary victory,Braun announced state Rep. Julie McGuire as his pick for lieutenant governor. Four of the past five lieutenant governors in Indiana have been women. But none have successfully won the state's top executive office. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)