Chelsea Schneider, and Tony Cook

IndyStar

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has named a key Indiana campaign official who once helped lead efforts for one of his former competitors.

Suzanne Jaworowski, who co-chaired GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina’s Indiana campaign, confirmed Monday to IndyStar that she’ll serve as Trump’s state director.

She declined to comment further on her appointment but said the Trump campaign plans to name a chairperson for Indiana soon. State directors typically handle more of the day-to-day operations of a campaign, while the chairperson is usually the face of the campaign.

Jaworowski is a former communications director for Sunrise Coal in Terre Haute. She served as Indiana co-chair for the Fiorina campaign with former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann. Fiorina dropped out of the race in February.

Trump, a billionaire real estate mogul, joins fellow Republican presidential candidate John Kasich in growing his Indiana staff ahead of the May 3 primary. Kasich, the Ohio governor, recently hired Hathaway Strategies, a prominent GOP consulting firm, to run his Indiana campaign. A campaign spokeswoman for Ted Cruz confirmed the U.S. senator from Texas will announce his Indiana leadership team soon.

Trump’s campaign didn’t immediately respond Monday to a request for comment on the selection of Jaworowski.

Call IndyStar reporter Chelsea Schneider at (317) 444-6077. Follow her on Twitter: @IndyStarChelsea.