governor predecessor successor children religion party office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name alma_mater
mike pence tim berry suzanne crouch three christian republican 55th council from the 2nd district president of the brownsburg town indiana council state auditor member of the brownsburg town 1966 august 19 , 2013 2009 2012 melissa sawyer dwayne sawyer
 december 15 , 2013 2013 2013 dwayne sawyer purdue university
dwayne sawyer

dwayne sawyer -lrb- born 1966 -rrb- is an american politician from the state of indiana .
a member of the republican party , sawyer was the 55th indiana state auditor .
he resigned as state auditor on november 26 , 2013 citing `` personal and family reasons '' .
sawyer was previously a member of the brownsburg , indiana town council , where he served as council president from 2012 to 2013 .
on august 15 , 2013 , sawyer was appointed by governor mike pence to serve as indiana state auditor ; filling the vacancy created by the departure of tim berry , who resigned after he was appointed chair of the indiana republican party .
sawyer was sworn in by indiana chief justice brent dickson on august 19 , becoming the first african-american republican to hold statewide office in indiana .
