Evan Bayh Biography

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NAME: Evan Bayh
OCCUPATION: Educator, Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative
BIRTH DATE: December 26, 1955 (Age: 57)
EDUCATION: St. Albans School, Indiana University of Kelley School of Business, University of Virginia
PLACE OF BIRTH: Shirkieville, Alabama
Originally: Birch Evans Bayh III
ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

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As Indiana governor, Evan Bayh was the first Democrat in 20 years to be elected to that office, and, at 33, was the youngest governor in the United States.

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In the Senate, Bayh organized a group called the New Democrat Coalition, and in 2001 he became chairman of the influential Democratic Leadership Council. A member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees, Bayh was co-sponsor of the resolution which authorized President George W. Bush to go to war in Iraq in 2003.

Presidential Contender

In the presidential election of 2000 and 2004, Bayh was on the list of possible running mate for presidential candidates Al Gore and John Kerry and it was widely speculated that Bayh would one day make a run for president on his own. On Dec. 3, 2006, Bayh announced on This Week With George Stephanopoulos that he would create a presidential exploratory committee as the next logical step in seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. But less than two weeks later, on Dec. 15, Bayh said he had decided not to seek the nomination after all.

Bahy married Susan Breshears in 1985. She is a law professor and serves on several corporate boards. They have twin sons, Birch Evans "Beau" Bayh IV and Nicholas Harrison Bayh, born in 1995.