Rep. Baron Hill

Democrat  •  9th District, Indiana  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1999
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 86%
  • Abstains: 4%

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05/26/07
Temperatures rise over gas price spikes

Rep. Baron Hill, D-Seymour, planned to introduce two bills in Congress Wednesday to help provide relief for drivers. The first is the Gas Price Relief Act. ...

Source: New Albany Tribune
05/25/07
Grant to fund alcohol education for freshmen

Ninth District Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., announced the grant this week. “Now that the federal grant is here, we can really make it a comprehensive program,” ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
05/24/07
Hill authoring gas relief bill

Rep. Baron Hill says he will introduce two bills crafted to provide gas price relief. The first of the two bills – the Gas Price Relief Act – would repeal ...

Source: New Albany Tribune, IN
05/23/07
Baron Hill smuggling bill sails through House

The US House of Representatives passed alien smuggling legislation introduced by local Rep. Baron Hill Tuesday afternoon. ...

Source: New Albany Tribune, IN
05/21/07
Bush, congress disagree over military pay raise

Rep. Baron Hill, D-Seymour, voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Bill which contained the military raise. ...

Source: New Albany Tribune, IN
05/20/07
Mayor's sore arms are price of photo op

An item in this space last week may have left unclear how Rep. Baron Hill voted earlier this month on the final version of a homeland security funding bill. ...

Source: Indianapolis Star, IN
05/20/07
Hill fields questions on Iraq, health care, spiraling gas prices

BLOOMINGTON — US Rep. Baron Hill mingled with market-goers and fielded questions from local media Saturday morning at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
05/20/07
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Mayor's sore arms are price of photo op

An item in this space last week may have left unclear how Rep. Baron Hill voted earlier this month on the final version of a homeland security funding bill. ...

Source: Indianapolis Star, IN
05/18/07
Student loan scandal prompts passage of bill

Also supportive was Rep. Baron Hill, who voiced his support in a press release after the vote. "College affordability is an incredibly important issue and ...

Source: Purdue Exponent
05/18/07
'And another thing...'

They’re urging US Rep. Baron Hill to support legislation that would give the federal government power to regulate tobacco products. ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
05/18/07
Hill gathering support for House ethics reform

Baron Hill talked tirelessly about the need for a bipartisan congressional ethics commission as he campaigned for election to the US House last year. ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
05/18/07
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS by Gerry Dick

He has also held positions with Greater Louisville Inc., Jeffersonville and US Rep. Baron Hill of Indiana. Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson has named Justin ...

Source: nwitimes.com, IN
05/18/07
Student loan scandal prompts passage of bill

Also supportive was Rep. Baron Hill, who voiced his support in a press release after the vote. "College affordability is an incredibly important issue and ...

Source: The Exponent, IN
05/17/07
Ministers ask Hill to back tobacco regulation

And that’s why the Monroe County Religious Leaders group wants US Rep. Baron Hill (D-Ind.) to support federal regulation of tobacco. ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
05/11/07
Vets speak out

... ran in last year's primary against incumbent 9th District US Rep. Mike Sodrell. Democrat Baron Hill later defeated Sodrell in the general election. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
05/07/07
Rep. Hill pushes for further reform

Baron Hill (D-IN09) says he heard about it a lot on the campaign trail. "I heard over and over again about all the scandals that were going on," said Hill, ...

Source: WTHR, IN
04/27/07
THE NEW CONGRESS: For US House freshmen, campaign never stops

Among them is former Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel in Indiana, who nearly beat Rep. Baron Hill in 2002, beat Hill in 2004, then lost to him in 2006. Rep. ...

Source: phillyBurbs.com, PA
04/21/07
Reformer McNerney accessible to public in first three months ...

The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., was co-sponsored by McNerney and nine other Democratic lawmakers, including seven other freshmen. ...

Source: Lodi News-Sentinel, CA
04/16/07
Ethics reform awaits lawmakers

He joined a fellow freshman Democrat, Baron Hill of Indiana, on legislation to set up an outside panel of former members to oversee ethics rules. ...

Source: Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT
04/15/07
Mine safety hearings will continue

Indiana's Rep. Baron Hill, D-9th District, is one of the co-sponsors of a bill that continues a revenue-sharing arrangement between counties and the US ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
04/13/07
Hill: Time to bring troops home

The time has come for the US to bring its troops home from Iraq, Rep. Baron Hill told an Indiana University audience Thursday. ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
04/11/07
Earth Week events

A national day of climate change action, locally at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, 10 am to 1 pm Mayor Mark Kruzan, US Rep. Baron Hill ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription)
04/11/07
‘Step It Up’ for Earth Week

Mayor Mark Kruzan, US Rep. Baron Hill, singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer and author Scott Russell Sanders are among them.

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
04/08/07
Hill will propose universal healthcare

And it could be moving back to the national stage before the end of the year, with Indiana Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., at the helm. In an interview Friday, ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription)
04/08/07
March against global warming

The lineup of speakers at a rally in Bloomington includes US Rep. Baron Hill, Mayor Mark Kruzan and author Scott Russell Sanders. ...

Source: Muncie Star Press, IN
04/06/07
Groups unite to bridge the gap

“We certainly should not limit our thinking at this point.” Dalby and US Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., are among those who think tolls are a bad idea. ...

Source: New Albany Tribune, IN
04/03/07
Court to decide whether Indiana can ban automated campaign calls

An attorney for FreeEats.com, which made automated calls attacking Democrat Baron Hill, told federal appeals court judges that the law violates the First ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
04/03/07
IU applying to host presidential debate

US Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., whose 9th District includes Bloomington, provided a letter supporting IU’s bid for a debate. Cullen, a former president of IU ...

Source: The Herald-Times (subscription), IN
04/01/07
Letting casinos lose motors may cause waves

Jenny Hill Weiser, the daughter of US Rep. Baron Hill of Indiana's 9th District, has been named the new executive director of the Indiana Democratic Party. ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
03/31/07
Hill: Washington ‘fell asleep at the wheel’ on veterans’ care

On the same day that President Bush visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., was in town Friday taking a tour of area facilities. ...

Source: New Albany Tribune, IN

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223 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5315
Fax: 202-226-6866

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