Indiana – State Financial Officers Foundation

About

Elise Nieshalla has served as Indiana’s state comptroller since Governor Eric Holcomb (R) appointed her to the position on December 1, 2023, replacing Tera Klutz, who left office for a CFO position in the private sector with three years still remaining in her term.

Nieshalla had run for state treasurer in 2022 but lost to incumbent StateTreasurer Daniel Elliott at the Republican convention. The comptroller position, which fulfills “the duties of the constitutional office of state auditor” in Indiana, is up for election in 2026.

Nieshalla, who identifies as a “common-sense conservative,” has previously served in fiscal roles at the county level, including as president of the Boone County Council and the Indiana County Councils Association. Her other political experience includes working on the economic development policy team for Republican gubernatorial candidate Mitch Daniels in 2004.

Nieshalla has worked in real estate for two decades overseeing property acquisitions and business management. She has taught as an adjunct instructor of public policy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and is a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s Conservative Education Reform and Leadership networks.

Nieshalla holds a bachelor’s degree from Oral Roberts University and a master’s degree from Indiana University.

Actions

Signed an SFOF-organized letter to Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) asking her to protect Tesla from “domestic terrorism” (3/31/25)
Signed SFOF-organized letter to SEC, asset managers, proxy advisors & companies opposing diversity, equity, & inclusion efforts (3/26/25)
Signed SFOF-organized letter supporting the FIRM Act (3/6/25)
Signed an SFOF-organized resolution supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza and committing to invest in SFOF bronze-sponsor Israel Bonds despite Moody’s and Standard and Poors (S&P) having recently downgraded Israel’s credit score due to a negative outlook on its economy (5/14/24)

Latest Campaign Filings

Statements of Financial Interests

2024 Statement of Financial Interests

Contact Information

Office of the State Comptroller of Indiana
200 West Washington Street, Suite 240
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Website: in.gov/comptroller
Phone: (317) 232-3300
Email: comments@comptroller.in.gov
Fax: (317) 234-1916

About

Daniel Elliott was first elected as Indiana’s treasurer in 2022, winning 61% of the vote and vowing on his campaign website to “oppose ESG… for Indiana investments,” claiming that the practice “force[s] investors to follow woke corporate strategies vs sound financial principles.”

Prior to being elected treasurer, Elliott served in local government as a Morgan County councilman (2016–20) and president of the Morgan County Redevelopment Commission (2013–22). He has also served as chair of the Morgan County Republican Party since 2013 and promoted his 2022 campaign by saying that he would be “a strong voice for conservative values [who] has taken on the Liberal Left.”

From 2007–22, Elliott worked as president and chief software architect at Intelli-Leap, an IT business he founded with his wife. On LinkedIn he notes that he attended Utah Valley University but doesn’t indicate any degrees earned.

Actions

Signed an SFOF-organized letter to Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) asking her to protect Tesla from “domestic terrorism” (3/31/25)
Signed SFOF-organized letter to SEC, asset managers, proxy advisors & companies opposing diversity, equity, & inclusion efforts (3/26/25)
Signed SFOF-organized letter supporting the FIRM Act (3/6/25)
Placed BlackRock on a state watchlist for purportedly making “illegal“ environmental, social or governance commitments (6/21/24)
Signed an SFOF-organized resolution supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza and committing to invest in SFOF bronze-sponsor Israel Bonds despite Moody’s and Standard and Poors (S&P) having recently downgraded Israel’s credit score due to a negative outlook on Israel’s economy (5/14/24)
Invested $5 million in taxpayer money in Israel Bonds, a bronze-level SFOF sponsor. “While there may be a few loud individuals on college campuses and other places that want us to abandon Israel, I believe now is the time to refocus and recommit to our most important ally. We don’t need to boycott and divest, but engage and invest,” Elliot said in a statement. (5/1/24)
Signed an Advancing American Freedom coalition letter to leaders in the U.S. House demanding that “The Woke 401(k) Rule Must Be Repealed” (3/28/23)
Met with Strive Asset Management to discuss “the Overall Project Update, IPS revisions and the Pecuniary Interest Framework as it relates to governing documents” (2/24/23)
Signed an Advancing American Freedom coalition letter to Congress asking it to “overturn the Biden administration’s dangerous ESG rule through the Congressional Review Act” (2/7/23)

Latest Campaign Filings

For older filings search for the officer’s name in the SFOF Exposed document library.

Statements of Financial Interests

Contact Information

Indiana State Treasurer’s Office
200 W. Washington Street, Suite 242
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Website: in.gov/tos
Phone: (317) 232-6386
Email: tosstaff@tos.in.gov