Q&A with Mitch Daniels Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels answered questions from Purdue University students, and he talked about his book, Keeping the Republic. He also spoke about state and local politics and his decision not to run for president in the 2012 election.

Governor Daniels was elected in 2004, re-elected in 2008, and was director of the Office of Management and Budget in the George W. Bush administration. He received a B.S. degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Georgetown University in 1979. He served as chief of staff for Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) from 1977 to 1982. He was chief executive offices of the conservative think tank Hudson Institute and then spent eight years with Eli Lilly and Company, leaving as senior vice president in 2001. close