Congressman Brad Ellsworth(D-IN) has announced he'll seek election to the U.S Senate currently held by Evan Bayh. Ellsworth currently represents Indiana's Eighth Congressional District, which spreads out across a large cross-section of the southwest portion of the state. The district's three largest cities are Evansville (Ellsworth's home town), Terre Haute and Bloomington.
Ellsworth is a blue-dog Democrat. He's pro-life, but he did support the public option. He became the first Democrat to represent this area in almost 30 years when he was elected 2006.