INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb released the following statement today in response to the death of State Sen. Jean Breaux:
“State Senator Jean Breaux dedicated nearly two distinguished decades of her life serving others. Her passion for representing and helping her constituents, including serving on the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana and her commitment to public health, was a model and joy to be around. The statehouse will not be the same without her in the chamber, but her spirit and legacy will live on through the countless Hoosiers she inspired. Janet and I send our condolences to her loved ones including her mother, former State Senator Billie Breaux, during this difficult time.”
Indiana Sen. Jean Breaux, who represented portions of northeast Indianapolis, died Wednesday, according to a release from Senate Democrats. She was 65.
Breaux was first elected to the State Senate in 2006 and served as the assistant Democratic Leader for Senate Democrats from 2012 to 2020, according to her Senate caucus page. She is also the daughter of former state Sen. Billie Breaux, whom she succeeded in office.
Breaux missed the 2024 legislative session as she recovered from an unknown infection, she explained in a statement in February. But Breaux was recognized for bipartisanship and cooperation, including this year when she received the Civility Award from the Association of Retired Members of the Indiana General Assembly.
