{"id":15844,"date":"2010-12-20T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T18:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=15844"},"modified":"2020-12-25T18:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T23:00:48","slug":"statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#8217;s annoucement she will not run for governor"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#8217;s annoucement she will not run for governor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Governor Mitch Daniels issued this statement about Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/skillman-announces-she-will-not-run-for-governor-in-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcement today<\/a> that she will not run for governor in 2012:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Indiana has never had a better lieutenant governor than Becky Skillman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No governor has ever had a better partner; she has been a central figure in every reform and every big change we have brought about.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since we citizens won&#8217;t be fortunate enough to experience it, take it from me that Becky would have made a superb governor, ready in every respect and Hoosier to her core.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/red_cross_signing.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels held a ceremonial bill signing on Monday, April 12, 2010, in his office at the Indiana Statehouse. Present were Senator Patricia Miller, who sponsored the bill; Dr. Gregory N. Larkin, Indiana State Health Commissioner; and Representatives of the American Red Cross. The bill, which encourages 16 year-olds to donate blood with parental or guardian consent in the state of Indiana, will take affect on July 1, 2010. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"5163\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/red_cross_signing.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_red_cross_signing.jpg\" data-title=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels held a ceremonial bill signing\" data-description=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels held a ceremonial bill signing on Monday, April 12, 2010, in his office at the Indiana Statehouse. Present were Senator Patricia Miller, who sponsored the bill; Dr. Gregory N. Larkin, Indiana State Health Commissioner; and Representatives of the American Red Cross. The bill, which encourages 16 year-olds to donate blood with parental or guardian consent in the state of Indiana, will take affect on July 1, 2010. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels held a ceremonial bill signing\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels held a ceremonial bill signing\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5163\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_red_cross_signing.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/hana-stith-african-african-american-museum.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"IN Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman and Hana Stith with the latter&#039;s award recognizing her outstanding contribution to Hoosier Hospitality. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"5249\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/hana-stith-african-african-american-museum.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_hana-stith-african-african-american-museum.jpg\" data-title=\"IN Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman and Hana Stith\" data-description=\"IN Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman and Hana Stith with the latter&#039;s award recognizing her outstanding contribution to Hoosier Hospitality. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"IN Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman and Hana Stith\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"IN Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman and Hana Stith\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5249\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_hana-stith-african-african-american-museum.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/wells.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Russ Garriott, City of Fort Wayne Planner; Lt. Governor Becky Skillman; Shawna Nicelley and Judi Wire of the Wells Corridor Business Association. Photo taken October 15, 2010. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"5528\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/wells.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_wells.jpg\" data-title=\"Russ Garriott, City Planner; Lt. Governor Becky Skillman; Shawna Nicelley; Judi Wire\" data-description=\"Russ Garriott, City of Fort Wayne Planner; Lt. Governor Becky Skillman; Shawna Nicelley and Judi Wire of the Wells Corridor Business Association. Photo taken October 15, 2010. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Russ Garriott, City Planner; Lt. Governor Becky Skillman; Shawna Nicelley; Judi Wire\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Russ Garriott, City Planner; Lt. Governor Becky Skillman; Shawna Nicelley; Judi Wire\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5528\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_wells.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/business_on_broadway.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City of Fort Wayne Planner Russ Garriot, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Blaine Stuckey, owner of the Mad Anthony Brewing Co. Photo taken October 15, 2010. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"5533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/business_on_broadway.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_business_on_broadway.jpg\" data-title=\"Russ Garriot, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Blaine Stuckey\" data-description=\"City of Fort Wayne Planner Russ Garriot, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Blaine Stuckey, owner of the Mad Anthony Brewing Co. Photo taken October 15, 2010. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Russ Garriot, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Blaine Stuckey\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Russ Garriot, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Blaine Stuckey\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5533\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_business_on_broadway.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thinkcars2.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\" \"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"5776\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thinkcars2.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_thinkcars2.jpg\" data-title=\"ThinkCars\" data-description=\" \">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"ThinkCars\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"ThinkCars\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5776\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_thinkcars2.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/ltgovernorofficialphoto.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Lt. Governor Becky Skillman - official portrait.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"5777\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/ltgovernorofficialphoto.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_ltgovernorofficialphoto.jpg\" data-title=\"Lt. Governor Becky Skillman\" data-description=\"Lt. Governor Becky Skillman - official portrait.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Lt. Governor Becky Skillman\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Lt. Governor Becky Skillman\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5777\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_ltgovernorofficialphoto.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/gov_daniels.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels - official photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"5778\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/gov_daniels.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_gov_daniels.jpg\" data-title=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels\" data-description=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels - official photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5778\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_gov_daniels.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/daniels-mitch_media.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6188\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/daniels-mitch_media.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_daniels-mitch_media.jpg\" data-title=\"Governor Mitch Daniels\" data-description=\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Governor Mitch Daniels\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Governor Mitch Daniels\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6188\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/in\/thumbs\/thumbs_daniels-mitch_media.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/153835.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Commissioner 1st District Nelson Peters and challenger John McGauley at the Downtown GOP candidate forum on February 22, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6283\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/153835.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_153835.jpg\" data-title=\"Nelson Peters and John McGauley\" data-description=\"Allen County Commissioner 1st District Nelson Peters and challenger John McGauley at the Downtown GOP candidate forum on February 22, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Nelson Peters and John McGauley\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Nelson Peters and John McGauley\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6283\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_153835.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155463.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Council Democratic candidate Gina Burgess shortly before a news conference she held June 15, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6413\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155463.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155463.jpg\" data-title=\"Gina Burgess\" data-description=\"Allen County Council Democratic candidate Gina Burgess shortly before a news conference she held June 15, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Gina Burgess\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Gina Burgess\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6413\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155463.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/paytopay.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Burgess &#039;Play to Pay&#039; graphic from her news conference held June 15, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6414\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/paytopay.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_paytopay.jpg\" data-title=\"Burgess Pay to Play graphic\" data-description=\"Burgess &#039;Play to Pay&#039; graphic from her news conference held June 15, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Burgess Pay to Play graphic\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Burgess Pay to Play graphic\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6414\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_paytopay.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155487.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper (R-4th) introduces Indiana State Senator David Long at his campaign kick-off on June 20, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6416\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155487.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155487.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper and Indiana State Senator David Long\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper (R-4th) introduces Indiana State Senator David Long at his campaign kick-off on June 20, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper and Indiana State Senator David Long\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper and Indiana State Senator David Long\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6416\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155487.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155490.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana State Senator David Long at his campaign kick-off on June 20, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6417\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155490.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155490.jpg\" data-title=\"Indiana State Senator David Long\" data-description=\"Indiana State Senator David Long at his campaign kick-off on June 20, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Indiana State Senator David Long\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Indiana State Senator David Long\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6417\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155490.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155491.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Indiana State Senator David Long at his campaign kick-off on June 20, 2012 with Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper to his right.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6418\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/155491.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155491.jpg\" data-title=\"Indiana State Senator David Long and Mitch Harper\" data-description=\"Indiana State Senator David Long at his campaign kick-off on June 20, 2012 with Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper to his right.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Indiana State Senator David Long and Mitch Harper\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Indiana State Senator David Long and Mitch Harper\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6418\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_155491.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/av3bqhvcaaa4to6.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Senator Long says it&#039;s official, Daniels is in as president of Purdue. Twitter photo tweeted June 20, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='495d6abda5f89b2b7ff9a3e15e17465b' data-image-id=\"6577\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/av3bqhvcaaa4to6.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_av3bqhvcaaa4to6.jpg\" data-title=\"2012\/06\/20: IndianaIndiana Senator David Long Senator David Long\" data-description=\"Senator Long says it&#039;s official, Daniels is in as president of Purdue. Twitter photo tweeted June 20, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2012\/06\/20: IndianaIndiana Senator David Long Senator David Long\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2012\/06\/20: IndianaIndiana Senator David Long Senator David Long\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6577\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/twitter-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_av3bqhvcaaa4to6.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#8217;s annoucement she will not run for governor Related Images:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1910],"tags":[4029,4030,173,1479],"class_list":["post-15844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indiana-state-government","tag-2012-elections","tag-2012-indiana-governor-race","tag-indiana-governor-mitch-daniels","tag-indiana-lt-governor-becky-skillman"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#039;s annoucement she will not run for governor - AroundFortWayne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#039;s annoucement she will not run for governor Governor Mitch Daniels issued\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#039;s annoucement she will not run for governor - AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#039;s annoucement she will not run for governor Governor Mitch Daniels issued\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-12-20T18:47:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-25T23:00:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\"},\"headline\":\"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#8217;s annoucement she will not run for governor\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-20T18:47:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-25T23:00:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/\"},\"wordCount\":128,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"2012 Elections\",\"2012 Indiana Governor race\",\"Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels\",\"Indiana Lt. Governor Becky Skillman\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Indiana State Government\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/\",\"name\":\"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor - AroundFortWayne\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-20T18:47:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-25T23:00:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor Governor Mitch Daniels issued\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#8217;s annoucement she will not run for governor\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"description\":\"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"AroundFortWayne\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\",\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"slparker67\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor - AroundFortWayne","description":"Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor Governor Mitch Daniels issued","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor - AroundFortWayne","og_description":"Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor Governor Mitch Daniels issued","og_url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/","og_site_name":"AroundFortWayne","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","article_published_time":"2010-12-20T18:47:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-25T23:00:48+00:00","author":"slparker67","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_site":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"slparker67","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/"},"author":{"name":"slparker67","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381"},"headline":"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#8217;s annoucement she will not run for governor","datePublished":"2010-12-20T18:47:23+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-25T23:00:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/"},"wordCount":128,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"keywords":["2012 Elections","2012 Indiana Governor race","Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels","Indiana Lt. Governor Becky Skillman"],"articleSection":["Indiana State Government"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/","name":"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor - AroundFortWayne","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-12-20T18:47:23+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-25T23:00:48+00:00","description":"Statement from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman's annoucement she will not run for governor Governor Mitch Daniels issued","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/12\/20\/statement-on-lt-gov-skillmans-annoucement-she-will-not-run-for-governor\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Statement on Lt. Gov. Skillman&#8217;s annoucement she will not run for governor"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","name":"AroundFortWayne","description":"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization","name":"AroundFortWayne","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"AroundFortWayne"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381","name":"slparker67","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"slparker67"},"url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15844\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}