Jasper is central to Sen. Braun’s story

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun walks the floor at his company. (Credit: Brian Howey)

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun walks the floor at his company. (Credit: Brian Howey)

JASPER, Ind. — To understand the Mike Braun story means coming here to this bustling little city in the wooded rolling hills about an hour north of the Ohio River. U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, a Republican candidate for governor, left Jasper to attend Wabash College, then earned an MBA from Harvard. While he says many ...