Joe Hogsett
Joseph Hadden Hogsett (born November 2, 1956) is an American attorney, prosecutor, and politician who is the 49th mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana. Prior to being elected, Hogsett served as the Secretary of State of Indiana from 1989 to 1994 and as the Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party from 2003 to 2004. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1992, for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1994 and for Attorney General of Indiana in 2004. He most recently served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2010 to 2014. On November 3, 2015, he won the race for Mayor of Indianapolis in the 2015 election. He won reelection to a second term in 2019. In 2023, he won reelection to a third term in office.
Joe Hogsett | |
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| 49th Mayor of Indianapolis | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Ballard |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| In office September 30, 2010 – July 31, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Timothy M. Morris |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Minkler |
| Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party | |
| In office February 20, 2003 – June 21, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Manous |
| Succeeded by | Kipper Tew |
| 57th Secretary of State of Indiana | |
| In office January 9, 1989 – December 1, 1994 | |
| Governor | Evan Bayh |
| Preceded by | Evan Bayh |
| Succeeded by | Sue Anne Gilroy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Hadden Hogsett November 2, 1956 Rushville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Stephanie Hogsett (sep. 2023) |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington (BA, JD) Christian Theological Seminary (MDiv) |