Brad Ellsworth
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Categories: 110th Congress | Indiana Democrats
Brad Ellsworth | |
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U.S. Representative – IN-08 | |
Party | Democratic |
Assumed office January 4, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Josh Hostettler |
Committees | |
Born | September 11, 1958 |
Spouse | Beth Ellsworth |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Brad Ellsworth (born September 11, 1958 in Jasper, Indiana) is the Democratic Representative serving the 8th Congressional District of Indiana. See Indiana U.S. House election, 2006. Ellsworth was first elected to Congress in 2006.
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Background
Ellsworth defeated incumbent Republican John Hostettler in 2006 because of public anger over the Iraq War and the absurdity of Hostettler's campaign messages, which included references to "Homosexual agenda," "San Francisco liberal Nancy Pelosi," "New York liberal Charlie Rangel," 'Detroit liberal John Conyers." (Source: Adam Nossiter. G.O.P. Collapse in Indiana Emblematic of Larger Loss, The New York Times. November 12, 2006. A24.)
Ellsworth has served as President of the Indiana Sheriff's Association and was named Outstanding Alumni by University of Southern Indiana.
Education
- B.S., Indiana State University, Evansville, Ind., 1981
- M.S., Indiana State University, Evansville, Ind., 1993
Employment
- police officer; sheriff, Vanderburgh County, Ind., 1999-2007
Political history
- elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress (January 3, 2007-present).
Ellsworth was the Sheriff of Vanderburgh County, [[Indiana].
Personal
- married for 23 years to his college sweetheart, Beth
- daughter, Andrea attends Indiana University
- attends St. Agnes Catholic Church.
Committees
- Member, House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, House Committee on Armed Services
- Member, House Committee on Small Business
GovTrack link
External links
- Rep. Brad Ellsworth's House website bio page
- ELLSWORTH, Brad, (1958 - ) from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
- Contacting the Congress: Rep. Brad Ellsworth
- Rep. Brad Ellsworth On the Issues
- OpenSecrets.org: Rep. Brad Ellsworth
- OpenCongress.org: Rep. Brad Ellsworth
- Progressive Punch: Rep. Brad Ellsworth
- Project Vote Smart: Interest Group Ratings of Rep. Brad Ellsworth
- Washington Post Votes Database: Rep. Brad Ellsworth
Related areas
Congress: IN-Sen, IN-01, IN-02, IN-03, IN-04, IN-05, IN-06, IN-07, IN-08, IN-09
State: IN-Gov, Indiana Senate, Indiana House, Indiana elections, 2008, Indiana election results
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