The Latest: Holcomb running mate says focus on jobs, taxes

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Latest on the selection of a new Republican candidate for Indiana lieutenant governor (all times local):

12:10 p.m.

The new Republican candidate for Indiana lieutenant governor says the revamped GOP ticket will focus on issues such as creating jobs and cutting taxes.

State Auditor Suzanne Crouch joined Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Holcomb at a news conference Monday soon after the GOP state committee ratified her as Holcomb's running mate.

Crouch says her previous experience as a state legislator from Evansville and a Vanderburgh County commissioner gives her knowledge of the problems local governments face.

Crouch's selection completes the reshuffling of the November ballot caused by Gov. Mike Pence dropping his re-election bid to become Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate.

Indiana Democratic chairman John Zody says Holcomb and Crouch were both handpicked by Pence and support what Zody calls Pence's "out-of-touch record."

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10:30 a.m.

Indiana Republican leaders have confirmed new gubernatorial candidate Eric Holcomb's pick for his running mate.

Party officials say the GOP state committee voted Monday morning to nominate state Auditor Suzanne Crouch for lieutenant governor.

Holcomb had announced Friday his selection of Crouch, who was a state legislator from Evansville and a Vanderburgh County commissioner before Gov. Mike Pence appointed her state auditor in early 2014.

The Republican committee's vote completes the reshuffling of the November ballot caused by Pence dropping his re-election bid to become Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate.

Holcomb is the current lieutenant governor and is running against Democrat John Gregg, a former Indiana House speaker who narrowly lost to Pence in 2012. Gregg's running mate is state Rep. Christina Hale of Indianapolis.