Complex sentence: Joseph Eugene Kernan (born April 8,1946), widely known as Joe Kernan, is an American politician who became the Governor of Indiana on September 13,2003 upon the death of Frank O'Bannon.
Split into simpler sentences: Joseph Eugene Kernan (born April 8,1946), widely known as Joe Kernan, is an American politician. He became the Governor of Indiana on September 13,2003 upon the death of Frank O'Bannon.