Sue Ellspermann

Ellspermann resigned before the completion of her term on March 2, 2016. Pence appointed Eric J. Holcomb to serve out the remainder of her term.

Ellspermann was sworn in as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on January 14, 2013, succeeding two-term incumbent Becky Skillman. As lieutenant governor, Ellspermann headed the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Office of Energy Development, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, the Office of Community and Rural Affairs and the Office of Tourism Development.

On May 21, 2012, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence announced Ellspermann as his running mate in the 2012 election. They defeated Democratic nominees John Gregg and Vi Simpson in the general election.

Likely running mates for U.S. Representative and Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Pence in Indiana's 2012 gubernatorial election were rumored to include Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman, and Ellspermann. On May 21, 2012, Pence announced that he had picked Ellspermann as his running mate. The choice was hailed among officials and members of the Indiana Republican Party and criticized by Democratic nominee John Gregg, who called the Pence-Ellsperman ticket "the Tea Party ticket." Pence and Ellspermann were officially nominated at the Indiana Republican convention on June 10, 2012, and on November 6 won the general election with 49.6% of the vote.

Ellspermann served one term in the Indiana House during the 2011–12 legislative session. She served on the committees for:

In 2010, Ellspermann ran for the Indiana House of Representatives from the 74th District. She defeated 14-year incumbent and Democratic Majority Floor Leader Russ Stilwell.

Ellspermann was born in Ferdinand, Indiana, one of six children of Tom and Betty Boeglin. She graduated in 1978 from Forest Park High School in Ferdinand. In 1982, Ellspermann graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering, and in 1996 she received a PhD from University of Louisville. Before entering state politics, Ellspermann founded the business consulting firm Ellspermann and Associates Inc. In 2006, she became the founding director of the University of Southern Indiana's Center for Applied Research. In 2012, Ellspermann became the Director of Strategic Engagement for the strategic marketing firm Transformation Team, Inc.

Sue Ellspermann (born April 29, 1960) is an American academic administrator and politician who served as the 50th lieutenant governor of Indiana, from 2013 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, from 2010 to 2012 Ellspermann served in the Indiana House of Representatives from the 74th District, representing Warrick, Spencer, and parts of Dubois, and Perry County, Indiana. She resigned as lieutenant governor on March 2, 2016, to become the president of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, a position she has held since July 1, 2016.