Lt. Governor to speak at Lincoln Day Luncheon
Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, a native of Evansville, will be the featured
speaker at the 2020 Dubois County Republican Lincoln Day Luncheon to be held on Saturday, February 22, at the Huntingburg Event Center.
The Lt. Governor will be joined by 8th District Congressman Dr. Larry Bucshon, State Senators Mark Messmer and Erin Houchin and State Representatives Shane Lindauer and Steve Bartels.
Doors for the event open at 11 a.m. ET with lunch served at noon.
Tickets for the event are $35.00 per person and are available by emailing Dubois County GOP Vice-Chairman Kitty Merkley at kittym@twc.com.
Proud to have been born and raised in Evansville, Crouch previously served as Indiana’s State Auditor from January 2014 through December 2016.
Before becoming auditor, she served as the state representative for House District 78, which encompasses parts of Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties. She was elected to the seat in 2005 and served as the vice-chair of the
Ways and Means Committee and on the Public Health Committee.
Throughout her years of public service, Crouch has been focused and committed to programs and services for people with disabilities. She was honored to receive the 2012 Public Policy Award from Arc of Indiana for her work with people with disabilities and was named Legislator of the
Year in 2011 by the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Prior to serving in the House of Representatives, Crouch spent eight years as auditor of Vanderburgh County. During that time, her office received its first clean bill of health in decades from the State Board of Accounts.
She then went on to serve as a Vanderburgh County Commissioner until joining the House. She presided as president of that body during her third year in office.
As Lt. Governor, Crouch oversees a portfolio that includes the Indiana State
Department of Agriculture, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Office of Community and Rural Affairs and Office of Tourism Development.
In addition, she also serves as president of the Indiana Senate, chair of the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, chair of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force, chair of the Indiana 2020 Census Committee and oversees the Next Level Veterans initiative and the Next Level Connections initiative.
Crouch graduated from Mater Dei High School in Evansville. She went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, majoring in Political Science, and four years later met her husband Larry Downs. Together they have a grown daughter, Courtney.
