Mourdock out as state treasurer
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has resigned four months before the end of his term.
Mourdock announced his departure Friday, saying he wanted to pursue other professional interests. The two-term state treasurer was barred by state law from seeking a third term.
The tea party favorite defeated longtime Sen. Richard Lugar in the 2012 Senate primary but has often been a lightning rod for criticism.
Many questioned his deci- sion to spend millions to challenge the Chrysler bankruptcy in 2009.
He drew fire in a Senate debate for saying a pregnancy that resulted from rape was “something God intended.”
He also upset many of the GOP faithful again in June when he compared the handling of the national economy to the events leading up to Germany’s 1936 elections under the Nazi regime.
Gov. Mike Pence on Friday appointed Daniel Huge to serve in an interim capacity as state treasurer.
“Daniel Huge brings a strong background in financial services, and I am confident he will ensure continuity of operations in the Treasurer’s office,” Pence said.
Huge, a Purdue graduate, is CPA with 30 years of financial, accounting and audit experience, according to a press release from Pence’s office.