Indiana Senate candidate Evan Bayh remains dogged by charges that he bailed on his home state before seeking a return to Congress this year, with a new revelation that the former Democratic senator didn’t stay overnight in his Indianapolis condo once during his last year in office in 2010.
The Associated Press reports:
The AP also detailed other occasions on which Bayh used taxpayer money for personal travel, including $2,000 on a separate return trips from vacation. A Bayh spokesperson characterized the spending as legitimate because it was used to return the senator for official business.
Bayh, who comes from a renowned Indiana political family, has combated criticism of his Hoosier ties in recent years during the general election. He recently bought a home in Northwest Washington, D.C. after selling another one in the city, and he repeatedly listed Washington as his primary place of residence on multiple records after leaving the Senate in 2011. Indiana election officials determined in August that Bayh was an “inactive” voter.
