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Evan Bayh

Senator for Indiana · Democrat

Born 1955

Democrat · IN Senate 1999–2011
3,901votes cast 98.1%attendance 85.1%party loyalty 6congresses served
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Evan Bayh

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 4031 · RESTART Act December 15, 2010 · In committee
  • S. 3796 · Community Health Improvement Councils Act of 2010 September 16, 2010 · In committee
  • S.Res. 560 · A resolution recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, su… June 17, 2010 · Passed Senate
  • S. 3044 · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for qualified motor vehicle taxes f… February 25, 2010 · In committee
  • S. 3036 · National Alzheimer's Project Act February 24, 2010 · Public Law 111-375
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
2 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateIndianaDemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2011
SenateIndianaDemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2005
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 111th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2026 cycle, coverage through October 14, 2026: total receipts $357,737.54, total disbursements $2,068,434.35, cash on hand at close of period $238,195.62, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  2. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2024 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2024: total receipts $503,519.30, total disbursements $26,214.43, cash on hand at close of period $1,948,892.43, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  3. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2022 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2022: total receipts $441,699.17, total disbursements $11,757.10, cash on hand at close of period $1,471,587.56, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  4. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2020 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2020: total receipts $-65,780.97, total disbursements $21,602.89, cash on hand at close of period $1,041,645.49, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  5. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2018 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2018: total receipts $386,616.31, total disbursements $164,463.00, cash on hand at close of period $1,129,029.35, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  6. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2016 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2016: total receipts $4,512,158.00, total disbursements $13,588,564.00, cash on hand at close of period $906,874.00, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  7. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2014 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2014: total receipts $357,983.00, total disbursements $150,824.00, cash on hand at close of period $9,983,284.00, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  8. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2012 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2012: total receipts $-1,901.00, total disbursements $447,783.00, cash on hand at close of period $9,776,124.00, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  9. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 3036: Became Public Law No: 111-375.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  10. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S8IN00049, 2010 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2010: total receipts $2,463,188.00, total disbursements $3,012,117.00, cash on hand at close of period $10,225,810.00, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

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  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Recorded positions over time

On 12 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 63 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026