Biography
A Senator from Indiana. Born in Shirkieville, Indiana, on December 26, 1955. Graduated Indiana University 1978. J. D. University of Virginia 1981. Practiced law in Indianapolis. Became Indiana secretary of state 1986. Governor of Indiana 1989-1997. Attorney and law partner. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1998. Reelected in 2004 and served from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2011. Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2010.