(Indianapolis, IN) _ Mike Braun was sworn in as Indiana’s 52nd Governor on Monday at the Hilbert Circle Theater on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Braun says he’s optimistic about the next four years. He wants to see a transfer of assumed power from the federal government back to the states.

Chief Justice Loretta Rush swears in Mike Braun as the new Indiana Governor. His wife, Maureen Braun, is at his side.

Mike Braun was sworn in as Indiana's 52nd governor Monday. Why it matters: Braun may be a businessman who ran on "kitchen table" issues and improving government efficiency, but Monday's inauguration signaled that this administration will be more socially conservative than the previous one.