Evan Bayh | |
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 Official portrait, 2004 | |
| United States Senator from Indiana | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Coats |
| Succeeded by | Dan Coats |
| 46th Governor of Indiana | |
| In office January 9, 1989 – January 13, 1997 | |
| Lieutenant | Frank O'Bannon |
| Preceded by | Robert Orr |
| Succeeded by | Frank O'Bannon |
| 56th Secretary of State of Indiana | |
| In office December 1, 1986 – January 9, 1989 | |
| Governor | Robert Orr |
| Preceded by | Edwin Simcox |
| Succeeded by | Joe Hogsett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birch Evans Bayh III December 26, 1955 Shirkieville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Birch Bayh (father) Marvella Bayh (mother) |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BS) University of Virginia (JD) |
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Birch Evans Bayh III (/baɪ/ BY;[1] born December 26, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and as a United States senator representing Indiana from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he currently serves on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
Bayh is the son of Senator Birch Bayh and the grandson of basketball coach Birch Bayh.[2] He was first elected to public office as the Secretary of State of Indiana in 1986. He held the position for two years before being elected Governor. He left his office after completing two terms and briefly took a job lecturing at Indiana University Bloomington. He was elected to Congress as a Senator in 1998 and reelected in 2004.
On February 15, 2010, Bayh unexpectedly announced he would not seek reelection to the Senate in 2010. After leaving the Senate, he was replaced by his predecessor, Dan Coats, and became a partner with the law and consulting firm McGuireWoods in the firm's Washington, D.C. office,[3] and also became a senior adviser with Apollo Global Management. He was a part-time contributor for Fox News from March 2011 to July 2016.[4] In June 2011 he became a messaging adviser for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[5] On October 27, 2011, it was announced that Berry Plastics Corp. had appointed Bayh to its board of directors.[6]
Following the withdrawal of 2016 Democratic primary winner Baron Hill, Bayh announced that he would be running to take back his old Senate seat from retiring Republican incumbent Dan Coats.[7] He was defeated by Todd Young in the general election by a 10-point margin (52% to 42%).[8] On June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden named Bayh to serve as a member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
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- ^ "Newsroom - Indiana State University". www2.indstate.edu. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ Mulkern, Anne C. (January 31, 2011). "K Street Snares Another Former Senator". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ "Evan Bayh joins Fox News". Politico. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ Clarke, Richard A. (June 7, 2011). "Bayh, Card team up for U.S. Chamber". Politico. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Berry Plastics Group, Inc. Appoints B. Evan Bayh to Company's Board of Directors". Berry Plastics Corp. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ "Evan Bayh on running for Senate, Indiana residency". Indystar.com. July 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Associated Press, Todd Young wins Indiana U.S. Senate seat, defeating Evan Bayh Archived June 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, WNDU-TV, November 8, 2016.