  baron paul hill (born june 23, 1953) is the former u.s. representative for , serving from 1999 to 2005 and from 2007 to 2011. he is a member of the democratic party. the district is located in the southeastern part of the state and stretched from bloomington to the indiana side of the louisville metropolitan area. it has since been redistricted to exclude the louisville suburbs and now includes exurban indianapolis. == early life, education and career == hill was a three-sport athlete at seymour high school, where he was all-state in football and basketball. he was inducted into the indiana basketball hall of fame in 2000. hill accepted an athletic scholarship to furman university in greenville, south carolina; where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1975. after graduation, he moved back to seymour and joined his family's insurance and real estate business. hill was a member of the indiana house of representatives from 1982 to 1990. he served as chairman of the caucus campaign committee, where he helped elect a democratic majority in the house. in 1990, hill ran against senator dan coats to fill the last two years of dan quayle's term; quayle had been elected vice president. he lost, 54% to 46%. hill made a name for himself during that campaign by walking the length of the state, from the ohio river to lake michigan, to meet with voters. == u.s. house of representatives == hill is a member of the blue dog coalition. he was named communication co-chair in december, 2003 and policy co-chair in december, 2008. in 2001, hill voted for a version of the "no child left behind act", which passed the house 384-45. in 2006, he said he was in favor of scrapping the 
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