Dwayne Sawyer
| Dwayne Sawyer | |
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| 55th Indiana State Auditor | |
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In office August 19, 2013 – December 15, 2013 |
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| Governor | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Tim Berry |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Crouch |
| Member of the Brownsburg Town Council from the 2nd District | |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| President of the Brownsburg Town Council | |
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In office 2012–2013 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 50–51) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Sawyer |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Religion | Christian |
Dwayne Sawyer (born 1966) is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, Sawyer was the 55th Indiana State Auditor. He resigned as State Auditor on November 26, 2013 citing "personal and family reasons".
Sawyer was previously a member of the Brownsburg, Indiana Town Council, where he served as Council President from 2012 to 2013. On August 15, 2013, Sawyer was appointed by Governor Mike Pence to serve as Indiana State Auditor; filling the vacancy created by the departure of Tim Berry, who resigned after he was appointed Chair of the Indiana Republican Party. Sawyer was sworn in by Indiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson on August 19, becoming the first African-American Republican to hold statewide office in Indiana.
Sawyer is a 1984 graduate of Peru Senior High School in Peru, New York. He attended Purdue University, graduating in 1989 with a degree in Computer Technology. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
Before entering politics, Sawyer spent his career in the private sector; holding financial management positions for Roche Diagnostics, Dow AgroSciences and Eli Lilly and Company. Since 2010, Sawyer has worked as a Senior Software Engineer for Positron Corporation, a nuclear cardiology technology research and development company.
Sawyer serves as the Secretary of Indiana's 4th district Republican Committee and also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Hendricks County Republican Party. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Leadership Forum and the Hendricks County Regional Health YMCA. In 2013, Sawyer was also appointed by Governor Mike Pence to serve on the Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males.
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