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Baron Hill
Baron Hill

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 6, 1999–-January 3, 2005
January 4, 2007
Preceded by Lee Hamilton (1965-1999)
Mike Sodrel (2005-2007)
Succeeded by Mike Sodrel (2005-2007)
Incumbent

Born June 20, 1953 (1953-06-20) (age 54)
Seymour, Indiana
Political party Democratic
Spouse Betty Schepman Hill
Religion United Methodist

Baron Paul Hill (born June 23, 1953) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district. He previously represented the district from 1999 until 2005. Baron Hill belongs to the Blue Dog Democrats. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2848 × 4288 pixel, file size: 1. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 9 is a district of the United States Congress in south-central and south-eastern Indiana. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Lee Herbert Hamilton is the vice chair of the 9-11 Commission and currently serves on the Presidents Homeland Security Advisory Council. ... Rep. ... Rep. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seymour is a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 9 is a district of the United States Congress in south-central and south-eastern Indiana. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blue Dog Democrats are social and economic conservatives and moderates in the United States Democratic Party. ...

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Early life, education, and career

Hill is a idiot. Resident of Moronville. He was a three-sport star at Seymour High School, where he was all-state in football and basketball. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He accepted an athletic scholarship to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina; where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1975. After graduation, he moved back to Seymour and joined his family's insurance and real estate business. The Bell Tower Furman University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. ... Location in South Carolina Coordinates: , County Greenville County Founded 1831 Government  - Mayor Knox White Area  - City 67. ...


Hill is married to Betty Schepman, a math teacher in the public schools. They have three adult daughters.


Hill was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1982 to 1990. He served as chairman of the Caucus Campaign Committee, where he played a prominent role in building a Democratic majority in the House.


In 1990, Hill ran against Senator Dan Coats to fill the last three years of Dan Quayle's term; Quayle had been elected Vice President. He lost, 54-46 percent. Hill made a name for himself during that campaign by walking the length of the state, from the Ohio River to Lake Michigan, to meet with voters. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943 in Jackson, Michigan) is an American diplomat and politician. ... James Danforth Dan Quayle (born February 4, 1947) was the 44th Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989-1993). ... Seal of the office of the Vice-President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ...


U.S. House of Representatives

Hill was elected to the House in November 1998. He defeated Republican Jean Leising, 51%-48%, winning the seat vacated by retiring 30-year incumbent Lee Hamilton. Lee Herbert Hamilton is the vice chair of the 9-11 Commission and currently serves on the Presidents Homeland Security Advisory Council. ...


In 2001, Hill voted for a version of the "No Child Left Behind Act", which passed the House 384-45. [1]. In 2006, he said he was in favor of scrapping the version that passed, calling it a "more or less of a federal takeover of our system". [2]


In 2002, Hill defeated Republican Mike Sodrel with 51 percent of the vote. Sodrel, a New Albany trucking company owner had 46 percent. Rep. ... New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky. ...


In December 2003, Hill was named communication co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, also known as Blue Dog Democrats. Blue Dog Democrats are social and economic conservatives and moderates in the United States Democratic Party. ...


2004 election

In November 2004, in a rematch, Hill lost to Sodrel by a margin of about 1,500 votes. There was a recount, but the scope was limited because of the use of DRE voting machines in Indiana. Direct recording voting machine developed in Brazil and used in 100% of Brazilian elections Election Technology This box:      A direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machine records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that can be activated by the voter (typically buttons or...


2006 election

Hill easily won the Democratic nomination in the 9th District in 2006. He was included in the "First Wave" of the Democratic Party's "Red-to-Blue" program. [3]


Texas millionaire Bob J. Perry gave more than $5 million to the Economic Freedom Fund, a 527 group, which included Hill as one of its targets for removal. The group paid for automated "push poll" calls attacking Hill. Such calls were stopped after action by the Indiana Attorney General [4]. Robert J. Perry (a/k/a Bob J. Perry a/k/a Bobby Jack Perry) (born October 30, 1932), is a Houston, Texas homebuilder and major contributor to a number of 527 groups, such as the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth and the Economic Freedom Fund. ... The Economic Freedom Fund (EFF) is a 527 group started in 2006 by Bob J. Perry, with a $5 million donation. ... A 527 group is a type of tax-exempt organization named after a section of the United States tax code, created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office. ...


Cook Political Report rated the race as a toss-up. [5]


Baron Hill won the 2006 election with a preliminary 50% of the vote; Sodrel with 46% percent and Libertarian Eric Schansberg with roughly 4 percent.


As is the custom for returning members of Congress, the Democrats gave Hill back his seniority. He was named to the Energy and Commerce and Science and Technology committees. The U.S. House Commerce Committee on Energy and Commerce residing at 2125 Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC is the oldest (208 years) legislative standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... The Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration was established in 1958 in response to the Soviet Sputnik program in the late 1950s. ...


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Political offices
Preceded by
Lee Hamilton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 9th congressional district

1999-2005
Succeeded by
Mike Sodrel
Preceded by
Mike Sodrel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 9th congressional district

2007-Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

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Baron Paul Hill (born June 23, 1953) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 until 2005, representing the 9th District of Indiana.
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Hill partly blamed the defeat on billboards purchased late in the campaign by an independent political action committee called Citizens for Truth, that accused Hill of supporting gay marriage, flag burning, and removing God from the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Hill supported the interests of the The Humane Society of the United States 33 percent in 2003.
Hill supported the interests of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 33 percent in 2003.
Hill supported the interests of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 33 percent in 2001-2002.
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