Indiana Governor Mike Braun was presented with the Foundation for Government Accountability’s (FGA) 2025 “Governor of the Year” award. FGA’s “Governor of the Year” award recognizes a uniquely dedicated leader who advances policies that reduce barriers to work, increase trust in government, and promote self-sufficiency and dignity for individuals and families.
The FGA chose Governor Braun for his bold, forward-thinking leadership that made Indiana an example to the rest of the country for how to navigate crises and have a state emerge stronger.
When Governor Braun took office in early 2025, Indiana’s Medicaid program was facing a worst-case scenario with not enough funding to take care of the truly needy who rely on the program. Governor Braun worked closely with the General Assembly to assess Medicaid spending, make the program more sustainable, and begin moving hundreds of thousands of able-bodied Hoosiers from welfare to work.
He then set his sights on the state’s food stamp program, launching the Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. He signed nine executive orders aimed at helping Hoosiers live longer and healthier lives, and Indiana became a vocal and early leader in the popular movement to remove junk food from the food stamp program—a move that inspired more than 20 other states to follow suit.
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