It’d be a nice addition to his oceanfront penthouse in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Given his multiple homes in Washington, DC, The Weekly Standard – a hometown paper for Bayh, asks where exactly the Indiana Senate candidate resides.
Meanwhile, back in the state he abandoned after casting the deciding vote for ObamaCare, Hoosiers already figured it out:
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The Evansville Courier & Press: "Bayh does own a condo on the north side of Indianapolis. He told the Indianapolis Star last week that Indiana is still his legal residence. But that doesn’t mean he’s been living here."
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The Indianapolis Star: "…Evan Bayh spent the past six years living and working in Washington, D.C."
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The Indianapolis Star: "He also hasn’t lived full time in Indiana since being elected to the Senate, although he has maintained an apartment in Indianapolis and still votes in Indiana."
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WISH-TV: "He’s Been Living In Washington"
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WISH-TV: Evan Bayh "On The Defensive…Gets Touchy When You Talk About Him Living In Washington"
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WISH-TV: Evan Bayh "Lives In Washington, DC"
- WXIN: Evan Bayh "Has Mostly Been Living In The Washington Area Since His Time In Congress"
In case you missed it, read the latest exposé on Evan Bayh’s residency problem:
Where Does Evan Bayh Really Live?
The Weekly Standard
By Geoffrey Norman
July 28, 2016
http://tws.io/2awfl7F
Indiana, sort of.
So in this time of populist resentment and political gridlock comes a man to deliver us. His name is Evan Bayh and he is from Indiana … sort of.
His father, Birch Bayh, was a senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. The son served two terms as governor of the state (1989-1997) before moving on to the Senate. He put in 12 years, and his name was routinely included among those of possible presidential candidates. He chose not to run for re-election in 2010 and took a job on K-Street with the McGuireWoods law firm. The work, one assumes, was all indoors and required no heavy lifting. Also, the pay must have been good, since, as the Evansville Courier & Press reports, Bayh and his wife recently bought a four-bedroom home in Georgetown for just under $3 million. The home is described as "an 1820 Federal that was completely renovated with modern amenities."
The Bayhs sold their home in Northwest Washington, D.C., where they had lived previously, for $2.6 million. And, since there are times when one simply must get out of Washington and recharge the batteries, they bought a "waterfront penthouse" in Key Biscayne, Florida. Bayh also owns a condominium in Indianapolis, which might be the most crucial of his properties, as it makes him a "resident" of Indiana.
The distinction is one that the partners at McGuireWoods could no doubt defend in court (at $1000+ an hour). When asked, Mr. Bayh points out that he pays taxes on the property, that he has a gas bill, and that his driver’s license is issued by the state of Indiana. He therefore considers himself a resident of the state and voters can decide if his heart is where he claims his home is.
The business of "representing" a state to which one is only nominally attached has worked to the disadvantage of other senators whose constituents considered them citizens of Washington and members of the despised political class rather than of their own tribe.
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