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'''Birch Evans Bayh III''' (commonly known as Evan Bayh) (born December 26, 1955) has served as the junior U.S. [[Senator]] from [[Indiana]] since 1999 and was Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. Bayh was frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. However, on December 15, 2006, he announced he would not run for President, and went on to endorse Senator [[Hillary Clinton]].
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News reports as of August 22, 2008, declared him to be [[Barack Obama]]'s choice to run for [[Vice President]].  
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'''Birch Evans Bayh III''' (commonly known as Evan Bayh), born December 26, 1955 (age {{age|1955|12|26}}), served as the junior U.S. [[Senator]] from [[Indiana]] from 1999 until 2011 and was Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. Bayh was frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. He did not run but instead endorsed Senator [[Hillary Clinton]].
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After dropping his remote presidential ambitions, Bayh moved sharply to the right in 2009.  Indeed, Bayh's voting record in 2009 scored him as the single most conservative Democrat in the Senate.  He was one of seven Democrats voting against abortion funding in the health care package, and one of three voting against the $410 billion omnibus spending bill.<ref>Chris Cillizza, "Evan Bayh's political crossroads," [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/evan-bayh.html ''Washington Post'' Dec. 9, 2009]</ref>
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On February 15, 2010, Bayh announced he would not seek reelection.
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Since 2011 he is a contributor on [[Fox News]].<ref>http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/FOX-News-Signs-Former-Senator-Evan-Bayh-to-Contributor-Role-1066542</ref>
  
 
==Record and Political Views==
 
==Record and Political Views==
 
*'''[[Abortion]]:''' Evan Bayh is a supporter of abortion rights, earning him a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]]. However, he has taken some moderate stances on the issue, such as voting to ban [[partial birth abortion]]s and voting to notify parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions.
 
*'''[[Abortion]]:''' Evan Bayh is a supporter of abortion rights, earning him a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]]. However, he has taken some moderate stances on the issue, such as voting to ban [[partial birth abortion]]s and voting to notify parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions.
  
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*'''Economy''': As Governor of Indiana, Bayh governed as a [[fiscal conservative]]. He not only signed the largest tax cut in it's state's history, but went eight years with out a single tax increase. He left office with the largest budget surplus in state history. As a Senator however, Bayh's record is more [[liberal]]. He voted against permanent repeal of the death tax, and for raising the capital gains tax. In 2007, he earned a D from the National Taxpayers Union.  
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*'''Economy''': As Governor of Indiana, Bayh governed as a [[fiscal conservative]]. He not only signed the largest tax cut in the state's history, but went eight years without a single tax increase. He left office with the largest budget surplus in state history. As a Senator, however, Bayh's record was more [[liberal]]. He voted against permanent repeal of the death tax, and for raising the capital gains tax. In 2007, he earned a '''D''' from the National Taxpayers Union. Bayh also supported [[Barack Obama]]'s [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]].
  
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*'''Foreign Policy''': In 2002, Bayh voted with the majority of the Senate for the "[[Iraq]] War Resolution" authorizing President [[George W. Bush]] to go to war against Iraq and disarm [[Saddam Hussein]]. However, he is now a critic, saying in 2006:
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*'''Foreign Policy''': In 2002, Bayh voted with the majority of the Senate for the "[[Iraq]] War Resolution" authorizing President [[George W. Bush]] to go to war against Iraq and disarm [[Saddam Hussein]]. However, he later became a war critic. Bayh wants sanctions on [[Iran]].
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"It is clear to just about everyone but the die-hard neoconservatives within this administration that shifting our focus away from [[Osama bin Laden]] to Saddam Hussein was perhaps the biggest strategic blunder in our nation's history. And while we have been preoccupied with Iraq, under this President, [[North Korea]] has gone nuclear and [[Iran]] is on the verge of doing so."
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Evan Bayh
Bayh.jpg
Former Governor of Indiana
From: January 9, 1989 – January 13, 1997
Predecessor Robert D. Orr
Successor Frank O'Bannon
U.S. Senator from Indiana
From: January 6, 1999 - January 5, 2011
Predecessor Dan Coats
Successor Dan Coats
Information
Party Democrat
Spouse(s) Susan Bayh
Religion Episcopalian

Birch Evans Bayh III (commonly known as Evan Bayh), born December 26, 1955 (age 68), served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1999 until 2011 and was Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Bayh was frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election. He did not run but instead endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton.

After dropping his remote presidential ambitions, Bayh moved sharply to the right in 2009. Indeed, Bayh's voting record in 2009 scored him as the single most conservative Democrat in the Senate. He was one of seven Democrats voting against abortion funding in the health care package, and one of three voting against the $410 billion omnibus spending bill.[1]

On February 15, 2010, Bayh announced he would not seek reelection.

Since 2011 he is a contributor on Fox News.[2]

Record and Political Views

  • Abortion: Evan Bayh is a supporter of abortion rights, earning him a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America. However, he has taken some moderate stances on the issue, such as voting to ban partial birth abortions and voting to notify parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions.
  • Economy: As Governor of Indiana, Bayh governed as a fiscal conservative. He not only signed the largest tax cut in the state's history, but went eight years without a single tax increase. He left office with the largest budget surplus in state history. As a Senator, however, Bayh's record was more liberal. He voted against permanent repeal of the death tax, and for raising the capital gains tax. In 2007, he earned a D from the National Taxpayers Union. Bayh also supported Barack Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
  • Foreign Policy: In 2002, Bayh voted with the majority of the Senate for the "Iraq War Resolution" authorizing President George W. Bush to go to war against Iraq and disarm Saddam Hussein. However, he later became a war critic. Bayh wants sanctions on Iran.

References

  1. ↑ Chris Cillizza, "Evan Bayh's political crossroads," Washington Post Dec. 9, 2009
  2. ↑ http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/FOX-News-Signs-Former-Senator-Evan-Bayh-to-Contributor-Role-1066542
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