| John Mutz | |
| Native Name: | instead.--> |
| Order: | 45th |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor of Indiana |
| Term Start: | January 12, 1981 |
| Term End: | January 9, 1989 |
| Predecessor: | Robert D. Orr |
| State Senate1: | Indiana |
| District1: | 31st |
| Term Start1: | November 8, 1972 |
| Term End1: | November 19, 1980 |
| Predecessor1: | Wilfrid John Ullrich[1] |
| State Senate2: | Indiana |
| District2: | 19th |
| Term Start2: | November 3, 1971 |
| Term End2: | November 8, 1972 |
| Predecessor2: | Willie Warren Hill Jr.[2] |
| State House3: | Indiana |
| State3: | Indiana |
| District3: | 26th |
| Term Start3: | November 9, 1966 |
| Term End3: | November 4, 1970 |
| Preceded3: | Multi-member district[3] |
| Succeeded3: | Multi-member district |
| Birth Name: | John Massie Mutz |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1935 |
| Spouse: | Carolyn Jane Hawthorne[4] |
| Children: | 2 |
| Education: | Northwestern University (BS, MS) |
John Massie Mutz (born November 5, 1935) is an American business leader and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Republican candidate for Governor and president of Lilly Endowment, one of America's largest family foundations.
Born in Indianapolis,[5] Mutz is a graduate of Northwestern University, earning both a bachelor's degree and master's degrees in advertising and business management there.
Mutz has had a long business career including the management of a large group of Burger Chef restaurants and serving as president of PSI Energy, Indiana's largest utility.
In Indiana politics, he served as State Representative from 1967 to 1970, State Senator from 1971 to 1980 and as the 45th Lieutenant Governor, serving under Robert D. Orr from 1980 to 1988. He ran for Indiana State Treasurer in 1970, but lost the general election.[6] Mutz was defeated by Evan Bayh in the 1988 race for Indiana Governor.[7] [8]