Statewide — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced Rep. Holli Sullivan will serve as Indiana’s 62nd Secretary of State. Sullivan was sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Loretta Rush. She follows Secretary Connie Lawson, who notified Governor Holcomb in February that she would submit a formal resignation once a successor was ready to serve. Lawson is the longest serving Secretary of State in Indiana history.
Sullivan has served portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick counties as a state representative since 2014 where she replaced Suzanne Crouch, who was elected as State Auditor. Sullivan serves as Budget Subcommittee Chair on the House Ways and Means Committee, where she oversees the creation of the state’s biennial budget. She also serves as vice-chair of the House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee, is a member of the House Elections and Apportionment Committee, and a member of POWER, the House’s bipartisan women’s caucus. She also serves as the current vice-chair of the Indiana Republican Party.
During Sullivan’s tenure in the Indiana General Assembly, she worked with the Secretary of State’s office to pass legislation funding critical local cybersecurity improvements in time for the 2020 elections. She’s also worked with the office’s auto dealer services division to modernize Indiana Code through legislation.
