Michael Karickhoff

{{short description|American politician from Indiana}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Michael Karickhoff

|image = Michael Karickhoff.jpg

|office = Speaker pro tempore of the Indiana House of Representatives

|term_start = January 3, 2019

|term_end =

|predecessor = Bill Friend

|successor =

|state_house1 = Indiana

|district1 = 30th

|term_start1 = November 2010

|term_end1 =

|predecessor1 = Ron Herrell{{Cite web |url=http://www.capitolandwashington.com/offices/all-offices/130 |title=List of All Offices and Office Holders |date=5 March 2015}}

|successor1 =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|1}}

|birth_place = Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Kelly

|education = University of Missouri, Columbia (BS)

}}

Michael Karickhoff (born July 1, 1956) is an American politician and member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 30th District since 2010. Prior to his election to the state legislature, Karickhoff, a member of the Republican Party, was a Kokomo, Indiana Councilman. He was endorsed and recruited by Governor Mitch Daniels to run for Representative in the 2010 Indiana elections.{{cite news|last=Howey|first=Brian|url=http://www.fwdailynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8621:Gov.-Daniels-on-the-campaign-trail&catid=84:brian-howey|title=Gov. Daniels on the campaign trail|date=August 12, 2010|newspaper=Fort Wayne Daily News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227000036/http://www.fwdailynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8621:Gov.-Daniels-on-the-campaign-trail&catid=84:brian-howey|archive-date=December 27, 2010}}