Indiana State Auditor Dwayne Sawyer will step down just four months after taking the job.
Governor Mike Pence appointed Sawyer in August, replacing now-State Republican Party Chair Tim Berry.
Sawyer was the first African-American Republican to hold statewide office. The Brownsburg native submitted his letter of resignation to Pence Monday. In it, Sawyer cites personal and family concerns as the reason for his departure.
Pence says he wants to assure Hoosiers that Sawyer’s job performance had nothing to do with his resignation.
“Mr. Sawyer made his decision for personal and family reasons and let me say that I respect his decision and I’m also going to respect his privacy.”
In a statement, Indiana Democratic Party Chair John Zody called on the governor to act quickly in appointing Sawyer’s successor. Pence says he hopes to name a new State Auditor before Sawyer officially leaves office on December 15.
