INDIANAPOLIS, IN - A Republican lawmaker from Evansville has been sworn in as Indiana's new secretary of state.

On Tuesday Governor Eric Holcomb on announced his selection of Representative Holli Sullivan to replace Secretary of State Connie Lawson, who resigned last month with nearly two years left to her elected term. Sullivan was first elected to the Indiana House in 2014 and won a new term in last November's election.

The secretary of state's office oversees election and voting issues, along with chartering businesses and regulating the securities industry.