Former Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN) said that he plans to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016, The Republic reports.
“The announcement ends speculation that he will run for governor next year. A formal announcement will be made before the start of the summer, Hill said.”
Former Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN) seems serious about running for Indiana governor in 2016, the Southern Indiana News and Tribune reports.
“Hill, 61, who spent five terms in Congress representing southern Indiana, has left his lucrative job with a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, moved back to Indiana to live full-time, consulted with fellow Democrats, and calculated the financial commitment to knock off an incumbent governor — a feat never done before in Indiana.”
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