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Mitch Daniels

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see Mitch Daniels {| {{prettyinfobox}} |- | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|Image:05GovDanRT300.jpg 200px|Mitch Daniels |- | '''Order:''' || 49th Governor of Indiana |- | '''Term of Office:''' | January, 2005 – |- | '''Predecessor:''' || Joseph Kernan |- | '''Successor:''' || Incumbent |- | '''Date of Birth:''' || April 7, 1949 |- | '''Place of Birth:''' | Monongahela, Pennsylvania |- | '''First Lady:''' | Cheri Daniels |- | '''Profession:''' || Businessman |- | '''List of political parties in the United States Political Party:''' | United States Republican Party Republican |- | '''Lieutenant Governor:''' | Becky Skillman (2005–) |} '''Mitchell Elias Daniels, Jr.''' (born April 7, 1949 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania) is an American politician (of the United States Republican Party Republican Party) from the state of Indiana. On January 10 2005, Daniels began serving his first four year term as Governor of Indiana.

Early life
Daniels moved to Indiana from Pennsylvania when he was in grade school. Upon graduating from North Central High School in Indianapolis in 1967, Daniels was named Indiana's Presidential Scholar – the state’s top male high school graduate that year – by President Lyndon Johnson. Daniels earned a bachelor's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1979.

Early political career
Daniels began his public service career working in various capacities for Dick Lugar during his days as Mayor of Indianapolis. Daniels then followed Lugar to the United States Senate, serving as chief of staff during Lugar's first eight years as Senator. Daniels then served on President Ronald Reagan's staff as a senior advisor and the administration's liaison to the nation's state and local officials. By appointment of President Reagan, he then served as a member of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and, later, as a director of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Private sector work
In 1987, Daniels returned to Indiana as chief executive of the Hudson Institute, restoring the organization back to financial health. He then left Hudson in 1990 for the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company. From 1993 until 2001, Daniels was employed as Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Policy at Eli Lilly. In January 2001 Daniels sold $1.45 million in Indiana Power & Light Co. stock, just before the value of the shares plummeted. The Indiana Securities Division investigated the sale and found no wrong doing, but political opponents in his 2004 gubernatorial campaign charged that Daniels got rich while other employees suffered financial hardship. Mr. Daniels claimed that he sold his shares because of his appointment by President Bush. Daniels's name was mentioned as being involved in the insertion of the "Midnight Rider" of the Homeland Security Act which was signed into law on November 25 2002. The bill contained a provision that was added at the last minute that would block lawsuits against Eli Lilly and Company over the production of a controversial vaccine preservative called "thimerosal" which is 49.6% mercury (element) mercury. Parents of autistic children claim this preservative has caused autism in thousands of children.

Office of Management and Budget
In January 2001, Daniels accepted President George W. Bush's invitation to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He served as Director from January 2001 through June 2003. In this role he was also a member of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council. President Bush nicknamed Daniels "The Blade" for his determination to cut social services spending. Daniels instituted a first-of-its-kind accountability system for all governmental entities. Ironically, Daniels came under fire for overseeing a $236 billion annual surplus turn into a $400 billion deficit during his 29-month tenure. Supporters argued that Daniels was one of the few in the administration working toward restraint, and that ultimately he had to take marching orders from the administration. Opponents argued that Daniels was yet another conservative bent on protecting corporate interests under the guise of "fiscal responsibility". Daniels' close ties with Eli Lilly came under scrutiny during 2002, when a mysterious rider was slipped into the Homeland Security Act shielding the pharmaceutical giant from liability for vaccine injury claims that could eventually amount to billions of dollars.[http://www.garynull.com/Documents/Pringle/BushAdministrationKnew.htm]

Governor
While campaigning for governor Daniels traveled the state in a white RV covered with signatures of supporters and his trademark "My Man Mitch" campaign slogan. "My Man Mitch" was a reference to a nickname the President Bush called him while he was OMB Director. He visited all 92 counties at least three times and having a fried pork tenderloin sandwich in each. On 2 November 2004, Daniels was elected Governor of Indiana garnering about 55% of the vote compared to 45% to Democratic incumbent Governor Joe Kernan, who had assumed power after Frank O'Bannon's death. In his first State of the State address on January 18, 2005, Daniels sought to improve the state's fiscal situation by calling for strict controls on all state spending increases and proposed a one year 1% tax increase on all individuals and entities earning over $100,000. The move was controversial for a conservative governor and the Republican Party (United States) Republican state legislature did not act on it.

External links

- Mitch Daniels profile, NNDB.
- Indiana Governor's Web Site
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