Photos of Eric Holcomb through the years

Mitch Daniels campaign staff members, Brandon Seitz (cQ)(left) and Eric Holcomb (seated) exchange high fives at the Campaign Head Quarters where the entire staff was still celebrating Daniels winning the vote to become Indiana's next governor.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, whe recently placed 5th in the Iowa Straw Poll, takes questions from the press before speaking at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monday August 15th 2011.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the third Republican presidential candidate to accept a recent invitation to speak in Indianapolis, addresses a receptive crowd at the JW Marriott hotel on Friday, September 23, 2011. Indiana Republican Party Chairman Eric Holcomb is at right. The event was open to the public.

Eric Holcomb, center, Indiana Republican Party Chairman, flanked by Indiana delegates, including Indiana Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, right, cheers after he reads the Indiana delegate votes for Mitt Romney during the roll call to nominate the Republican candidate for President, during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, FL, Tuesday, August 28, 2012.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and First Lady Cheri Daniels, dressed as Sonny and Cher, greet trick-or-treaters at the Governor's Residence at 4750 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. This was the final year that Daniels and his wife dressed up with a fun theme for the annual event. Daniels is set to become president of Purdue University in January 2013. Daniels' staff went along with the fun once again, for the eight consecutive year, dressing up as other music icons following the theme, "Legends of Rock and Roll." In the background, dressed as Elvis, is Indiana Republican Party Chairman Eric Holcomb.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and First Lady Cheri Daniels, dressed as Sonny and Cher, pose for a picture with brother Rock Hollywood band members Daren Short, left, and David Short at the Governor's Residence at 4750 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. At far right is Indiana Republican Party Chairman Eric Holcomb.

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb speaks during the annual Hoosier Lottery Greening of the Canal ceremony in Downtown Indianapolis, Wednesday March 16th, 2016. The event kicks off midweek St. Patrick's Day celebrations across the city.

Left to right, Irish Citizen of the Year and Archbishop, Joseph W. Tobin, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, and Hoosier Lottery Executive Director Sarah Taylor pour green dye into the Canal during the annual Hoosier Lottery Greening of the Canal, in Downtown Indianapolis, Wednesday March 16th, 2016. The symbolic event turns the entire downtown Canal through White River State Park green for St. Patricks Day.

Eric Holcomb and his wife Janet, during the inauguration of Indiana's new Lt. Governor at the Indiana Statehouse, in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 3, 2016.

Eric Holcomb gets a hug during his inauguration as Indiana's new Lt. Governor at the Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, Thursday, March 3, 2016.

Eric Holcomb gets a hug from a well-wisher during his inauguration as Indiana's new Lt. Governor at the Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, Thursday, March 3, 2016.

Eric Holcomb, Lt. Governor of Indiana, checks in for a VIP reception before a meeting of the Hamilton County Republican Party at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, Wednesday, April 14, 2016.

Eric Holcomb addresses the delegates following his nomination for Lt. Governor. The Indiana Republican state convention was held Saturday, June, 11, 2016, at the Indiana Convention Center where over 1,900 delegates voted for the candidates that will be on the ballot in November.

Eric Holcomb addresses the delegates following his nomination for Lt. Governor. The Indiana Republican state convention was held Saturday, June, 11, 2016, at the Indiana Convention Center where more than 1,900 delegates voted for the candidates that will be on the ballot in November.

Gov. Mike Pence with his wife, Karen, right; and Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb with his wife, Janet, stand on the stage during the Indiana Republican state convention on Saturday, June, 11, 2016 at the Indiana Convention Center. More than 1,900 delegates voted for the candidates that will be on the ballot in November.

Indiana Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb shows off his Indiana boots to Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearers, committee members, and supporters, on the Statehouse steps, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. More than 2,000 names of Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearers have been unveiled, and the official torchbearer uniforms were shown at a press conference.

Bicentennial Torch Relay State Director Noelle Szydlyk, from left, Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance President and CEO Kim Smith, and Indiana Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb are introduced at the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay press conference on the Statehouse steps, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. More than 2,000 names of Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearers have been unveiled, and the official torchbearer uniforms were shown at the press conference.

Eric Holcomb, the GOP's candidate for Indiana Governor, Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

Eric Holcomb, the Republican candidate to fill Mike Pence's spot as Indiana governor, is announced in a conference room downtown, Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

Media and GOP supporters watch the announcment of fellow Republican Eric Holcomb's candidacy for Indiana Governor, Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the Republican nominee for vice president, encourages the audience to vote Eric Holcomb as the next Indiana governor, seen on stage with his wife Janet, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind., Friday, September 30, 2016.

Republican candidate for governor Eric Holcomb speaks during "Before the Harvest," a forum sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau at Brownsburg, Aug. 23, 2016.

Republican Eric Holcomb, Indiana's lieutenant governor, speaks Sept. 25, 2016, at a forum in Central Library, Indianapolis, for the three main candidates for Indiana governor.

Gubernatorial candidates (from left) Democrat John Gregg, Republican Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb and Libertarian Rex Bell faced of in a debate at Ransburg Auditorium, on the University of Indianapolis campus, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. John Ketzenberger, president of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, moderated the event.

Eric Holcomb, the Republican candidate for Indiana governor, speaks after being endorsed by the Indiana Manufacturers Association at its Downtown Indianapolis headquarters, Oct. 13, 2016.

Eric Holcomb, the Republican candidate for Indiana governor, greets Wesley Crouch, of Westfield, Ind., after the Hoosier Homecoming bicentennial celebration at the Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, Saturday, October 15, 2016.

Eric Holcomb, the Republican candidate for governor, at the Statehouse, October 15, 2016.