A series of swatting incidents and threats against Republican lawmakers that began when the Senate decided not to take up the issue of redistricting has reached Gov. Mike Braun, who announced Nov. 21 that he and his family had also received threats.
“These threats to lawmakers, including those received by me and my family in recent days, need to stop,” Braun said in a post to X. “Indiana State Police and their law-enforcement partners have been working around the clock all week to protect lawmakers and investigate threats. Rest assured—if you threaten or attempt to carry out acts of violence against Indiana’s elected officials, we WILL bring you to justice.”
The governor’s office confirmed Braun had received “credible threats” this week and that security had been appropriately increased to address the comments. At least seven Republican lawmakers have received threats or been victims of swatting incidents this week. Only one of those seven, Sen Andy Zay, R-Huntington, has expressed support for redistricting.
Braun has repeatedly urged Senate lawmakers to reconvene in December and take a vote on redistricting, announcing Nov. 18 he would “compel” the chamber to meet. Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, has resisted those calls, even as he faces pressure from the House of Representatives, which has the votes to redistrict, and President Donald Trump himself.
Trump has mentioned Braun in several Truth Social posts, accusing the governor of “not working the way he should to get the necessary Votes,” before later posting that Braun is a “good man” but that he “must produce on this, or he will be the only Governor, Republican or Democrat, who didn’t.”
Contact breaking politics reporter Marissa Meador at mmeador@gannett.com or follow her on X @marissa_meador.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Gov. Braun says he’s received threats amid string of incidents against lawmakers
Reporting by Marissa Meador, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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