Biography:

Baron P. Hill was born in Seymour, Ind., where he currently resides. He was a three-sport star at Seymour High School, where he was all-state in football and basketball. He accepted an athletic scholarship to Furman University in Greenville, S.C., where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1975.

He was a starting guard on the school's basketball team. After graduation, he moved back to Seymour and joined his family's insurance and real estate business. Hill was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1982. He served as chairman of the Caucus Campaign Committee, where he played a prominent role in building a Democratic majority in the House.

In 1989, Hill was appointed co-chairman of the House Rules Committee. He also was the assistant whip for the Democratic caucus. Then-Gov. Evan Bayh appointed Hill to be executive director of the State Student Assistance Commission, an agency that provides college opportunities for Indiana students.

He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1998.

Hill and his wife, Betty, a sixth-grade teacher at Seymour Middle School, have three daughters.

Past Campaigns:

Baron Hill was elected to the U.S. House in 1998, defeating Republican Jean Leising 51 percent to 48 percent, for the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton. Hill served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1982 to 1990. He lost a 1990 U.S. Senate bid to incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Coats, 54-46 percent.

Hill made a name for himself during the Senate campaign by walking the length of the state, from the Ohio River to Lake Michigan, to meet with voters. In 2000, he was re-elected with 54 percent of the vote.

In 2002, he defeated Republican Mike Sodrel with 51 percent of the vote. Sodrel, a New Albany businessman, had 46 percent.

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