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Several top Holcomb administration officials have left, which governor says is normal

Gov. Eric Holcomb noted he's been through three gubernatorial transitions — with former Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2004, with former Gov. Mike Pence in 2016 and now his own.
Gov. Eric Holcomb noted he's been through three gubernatorial transitions — with former Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2004, with former Gov. Mike Pence in 2016 and now his own.

Several top officials in Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration have left state government in recent weeks — which is normal as Holcomb’s eight years in office come to an end in January.

Departures from Holcomb’s administration include the heads of the Gaming Commission, Department of Insurance, Office of Energy Development, Department of Local Government Finance, and Acting State Budget Director.

The  acting budget director was in that role only a few months after the previous budget director left earlier this year.

Holcomb said he’s not concerned and that such turnover close to a new administration is normal.

“I’ve told everyone, ‘I want to help you find your next job. I will help and then we will adjust,’” Holcomb said.

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Holcomb said he’s not going to think about his own future plans until after he’s left office.

Brandon is our Statehouse bureau chief. Contact him at  bsmith@ipbs.org  or follow him on Twitter at  @brandonjsmith5 .

Brandon J. Smith has previously worked as a reporter and anchor for KBIA Radio in Columbia, MO. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, IL as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.