As it happens, Bayh is getting rich off of both, and an SEC filing released yesterday reveals that Bayh received roughly 824 shares of Marathon Petroleum on October 3.
According to Politico, those shares are valued at roughly $35,000, while Bayh now holds over 32,000 shares of Marathon Petroleum worth roughly $1.3 million.
“Bayh has been serving on four corporate boards. And just yesterday, the same day Bayh’s campaign blasted out that quote, Marathon Petroleum — an oil company — disclosed that Bayh got 823.975 shares of stock, which is worth roughly $35,000. Bayh has 32,092 shares, which is worth $1.3 million.” (Politico Playbook, 10/6/16)
As a reminder: Bayh also sits on the board of Marathon Petroleum, one of five corporate boards that have paid him at least $3.7 million since he left office.
And to round out Bayh’s utter hypocrisy, his lobbying firm has represented both Exxon Mobil and the American Petroleum Institute for years.
So it’s understandable if you raised an eyebrow at the claim that Bayh would stand up to special interests and big oil, considering he’s been collecting checks from them for more than half a decade.