Joseph Eugene Kernan III (April 8, 1946 – July 29, 2020) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 48th Governor of Indiana from 2003 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Kernan previously served as Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and then as the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1997 to 2003. He became governor on September 13, 2003, upon the death of Governor Frank O'Bannon. He lost an election to serve a full term as governor to former Office of Management and Budget director Mitch Daniels on November 2, 2004. Kernan returned to South Bend and retired from politics. To date, he is the most recent Democrat to have served as Governor of Indiana.
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8 April 1946 Chicago, Illinois
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29 July 2020 (aged 74)
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