14 Facts About Woody Myers

Woody Myers served as health commissioner for Indiana and New York City.

Woody Myers was the Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana in the 2020 election, losing to incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb.

Woody Myers's father worked as a landscaper and his mother was a school principal.

Woody Myers attended Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and earned a Master of Business Administration.

Woody Myers served as an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and quality assurance chairman at San Francisco General Hospital.

Woody Myers weighed 418 pounds when he took the job, but went on a liquid diet.

Woody Myers resigned later that year in the midst of infighting.

Woody Myers returned to Indianapolis, and worked for Wellpoint, Corizon Health, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Woody Myers ran as a Democrat for against incumbent Andre Carson in the 2008 elections.

In July 2019, Woody Myers announced his candidacy for the 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election.

Woody Myers then became the party's official candidate on June 2,2020.

Woody Myers ran on a platform of investing in public education, climate change reform, and gun regulations.

Woody Myers is married to his wife, Stacy, and has five children.

Woody Myers's son, Zachary A Myers, is a lawyer and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.